In the darkest hour before dawn,
a roving reporter from the underworld
recites a satisfactory report
to the swarthy warlord:
Earthlings are behaving as anticipated.
(They chuckle in amusement.)
Like lemmings, they quietly approach the cliff,
seeming not to understand
a watery grave lies beneath.
Where are the light-bearers
with far-sighted vision,
in these troubled times?
with far-sighted vision,
in these troubled times?
The capricious unreliable narrator,
peering down from Planet Earth in alarm,
interjects:
peering down from Planet Earth in alarm,
interjects:
Let's send in some help!
A small brown warm-hearted bird appears,
off to the side,
off to the side,
holding a sign under her wing:
Wait! Stop!
There is Another Way.
for Shay at the Word List - where the words took me on this nerve-wracking day before the election.
I'm all for the bird. 1 more day, or maybe 2 until we know.
ReplyDeleteI love how playfully you have written about weighty times - we all need a bit of escapism and a little brown bird to guide our way
ReplyDeletePlease bird, we need you!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely wonderful Sherry! We do need that bird indeed!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the interjection of "the capricious unreliable narrator"! Every story needs one for perspective, hone our perceptions as readers. Wittily done, Sherry.
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