disappointed
again
by morning
headlines
still unable to confirm
our dire
global circumstance
or the hint
of a plan
to steer us clear
but
the status quo
reinforces
with authorized denial
as
worst dreams
expose
polit speak enthusiasm
for business as usual
and
the roguish

‘don’t you think we know

First published by MMH in “Globalisation: A Poetry Collection” March 2021 Edited by Kelly Van Nelson
‘sanguine imbecility’
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