Leaving The Great Pronouncements On The Flood Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

if you're already on the flood, you're safe.

which means, my friend, that they're too late

as if they ever would save you anyway where


words can't hear you, PSA's.

they smile at you and shut the door

behind which villains roar.


but the PSA's are never ending

telling you how they recommend

you spend the last day of the End


they're full of clues

and news and news

but can we make it to the other shore


is the one news piece they all ignore

using up all the air

just to get their market share


just for one more stare at you

through the screen.

or to see and to be seen


while you sort out

what it means

and what remains


mary angela douglas 21 december 2018

Note: PSA stands for Public Service Announcement on TV or radio, precorded...
Those briefly worded, cheerful tips to citizens or consumers on varous emergencies or practical life.