Blinkers Poem by John Sensele

Blinkers thwart our vision when academic exercises
Couched in grandiose pronouncements with high syntax
Delude us into intoxication with politically correct phrases
That seem to satisfy expediency but abysmally fail to work the fairness fax.

Blinkers limit our possibilities when they steal a larger chunk
Attention doles out in moments our conscience teeters
On the brink of indecision and inaccuracy where its quills blank
Out essences of compromise and surprise to infants in diapers.

Blinkers spangle moral sectors, dangle huge carrots, handle ingots
When they stay away from interference in which blinkers would do well
To veer away to enhance opportunities for toasts, dots, plots and pots
Of probability sampling to reward contestants who reject descent into hell.

Blinkers despite their talons, colons, millions and billions
Crumble at the humble feet of humility whose determination and resolve
To choose the right option to the satisfaction of zillions
Trampled underfoot for too long choose to defend their rectitude in a mighty cove.

Blinkers despite their allure can neither cure nor ensure
Watertight guarantees of natural justice in the face of ceaseless assault
By souls enriched to the brim by faith which for sure
Moves mountains and solves dozens of controversies in any tumult.