Department Of Delusions Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Shared between them...
They have BA's MA's Doctorate degrees,
Law degrees with corporate affiliations.

They drive nice cars and live in fine homes.
Sit as directors of this foundation...
And that 'creation'.
Some hit and dribble balls as well as throw them.
Many make fantastic incomes,
Entertaining the poor, rich, young...
And those declared slower than some.

There are billionaires, millionaires and others,
Who just carry 'aires' for no apparent reason...
Other than beliefs of having 'birthrights'.
And not one of these folks got the 'memo'
That their beloved decadent society of social ills,
Had begun to crumble?
When lawmakers are stumbling over the homeless,
In Washington, DC.
And many of them are veterans of their conflicts started?

Even though it has not been formally announced!
There is definitely a Department of Delusions...
Fed at the waste of the taxpayers' expense!
And standing in unemployment lines...
Now with those identical feelings felt,
That those who were hung from trees...
And dragged behind cars for far less offenses.
Those folks just wanted an opportunity to be who they were.
And not one has yelled to the ones responsible...
'If you don't like it here,
Go back to where you came from.
With your moronic philosophies about life! '

As was done when it was fun to do so!
And ignorance was bliss!