the great experiment
of amerika is
full of surprises––
when people have all
they need
they believe they’re
entitled to all they
want––
when the media
steals the public mind
it inflames the public
greed––
when the rich own most
of what there is
they want it all––
in the perfect demokracy––
look––
ego masquerading as
freedom
fear hiding behind a
gun
yearning displaced masses
shunted into the water
from our
shores
spacious skies runneth over
with lightning &
drought,
righteous tornadoes
& biblical floods
wildfires crackle
through the winter
night