The Cause. The Effect Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

The cause. The effect.
And the caring of less to guess,
Why so many have chosen to select...
A disconnected mindset.

The usual suspects,
Seem to have been given permission...
To continue to deflect direct reflections,
Obvious and seen openly witnessed.
As disgusting distrust once forbidden,
Has risen from shadows discreet...
To distinct misdeeds on Sun lit streets.

The usual suspects,
Continue to reflect accepted projections...
Directed upon lives living in denial,
A rapid downslide of a quality of life quickens.
As wishes, hopes and dreams become crushed,
By the rush...
Many deceived believe they will be left untouched.

The cause. The effect.
And the caring of less to guess for reasons why,
Have been for decades known and shown.
Yet kept denied to disbelieve,
The speed of it has grown.
Too obvious is the betrayal that prevails.
Too quick to digest the reality of it to feel.

The cause. The effect.
And the usual suspects,
Have become so common...
They are granted a courtesy,
With respect to them given...
By those with mindsets too disconnected.

And...
Left kept too deluded to accept,
What has been projected upon them...
Is not a reflection to protect but correct,
The cause. The effect.
And the usual suspects they respect,
With a courtesy not to believe...
The reality of their betrayal.
So imbedded in a depth too deep...
Many have become addicted to the darkness.
Many have not noticed,
Their quality of life slowly fades from a dimming light.

The cause. The effect.
And the caring of less to guess,
Why so many have chosen to select...
A disconnected mindset,
Without regret to accept...
Takes them one step closer,
To request and digest...
An appetite that craves,
More anger and a sad thirst for madness.