the rise of the discontent
living in a multiple choice world
I’ve elected to call in sick
having no real ailment
except for the ones
instilled into me by academia
in & around happy hour
I catch the bourgeois walking
out of glass-covered skyscrapers
smart bombs in backpacks
maybe a pearl-handled derringer
cleverly concealed
some say the dark ages
are right around the corner
if not already upon us
ignited by the discontent
lying low in the wings
brought back to life
by the progeny of the privilege
april two thousand twenty-four
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Powerful insights and artfully said!
Thank you very much, Carol.