THIS IS WHAT IS

The thing is
A world in crisis
From Chicago to
New York City
To Afghanistan
And most are in a quandary
On how this happened
And what are we to do
In this state of uncertainty
It doesn’t matter
With no control
There is no answer
With the neglect that exists
The swamp rules
Meanwhile the world turns
Advertising exists
It goes on as if
The world is in order
And we are not being suppressed
By enemies of capitalism
Which includes the swamp
And China, Russia and Iran
Costs of everything are rising
The advertising keeps coming
Things we cannot do without
It keeps up its symphony 
And we go along with it
Often not even flinching
I worry immensely 
At seemingly indifference
And the lack of intention
We have survived in the past
And we continued on
And prospered because
Most believed in
The power of capitalism
But now I wonder
This indoctrination
Toward socialism
Leaves me in doubt
But I have hope
Unknown leadership
Will lead us out of this
Manifestation of defeat
Stanski  
August 21, 2021 ^