Government that no longer governs.
Leaders who no longer lead.
Politicians who no longer make policy.
Representatives who no longer represent.
Legislators who no longer legislate.
Laws that no longer make sense.
Courts that no longer adjudicate.
Judges who no longer impartially judge.
Police who no longer protect.
Borders that no longer secure.
Institutions that no longer serve.
Universities that no longer educate.
Professors who no longer teach.
Advisors who no longer have expertise.
Doctors who no longer heal.
Media that no longer reports.
Churchgoers who no longer worship.
Clergy who no longer believe.
Companies that no longer make product.
Jobs that no longer provide a living.
Artists who no longer create.
Families who no longer raise children.
Citizens who no longer vote.
People who no longer care.
2 comments:
Well, these times certainly lend themselves to this kind of poem, which captures the mood of many: a quiet desperation of living but for what purpose?
Society is a self reinforcing complex multilayered structure that pivots on one simple very basic human aspect, people caring.
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