the great slide
the older i get the less i know
and that is the only thing
i know for certain
i’ve become disconnected
with the political process
in this screwed up country
where we spend more time
kicking the can
down deficit lane
than trying to figure out
why most of us here
don’t want to be able to
feed our own faces
i heard the other day
the president wants some sort
of mandatory preschool program
put in place
so the little ones can take to task
and figure out why we continue
to get further behind china
who will one day no doubt
be pulling all the strings
dangling above our heads
february two thousand thirteen
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Your poetry is always inspiring and versatile 🙂
Thank you so very much, Miwako. I am truly honored that you think so. JW