Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

America Is Not Laughing

I am mystified
confused
saddened

by the breakdown of our country
it did not happen gradually
rather all at once

if we had seen a TV show about it
we would have died laughing
Because it would have been hilariously implausible

Civil War and unrest prances in my mind now
One hundred and twenty thousand dead Americans
and their families are not laughing

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Tom Cunningham June 23, 2020 at 12:18 PM The whole world has took a wrong turn somewhere, we need to get back on track. Tom Caren Krutsinger June 25, 2020 at 12:02 AM We sure do!

Kim Rodrigues June 23, 2020 at 8:46 AM Certainly crazy! Caren Krutsinger June 23, 2020 at 11:10 AM It is just the weirdest time ever if you ask me.

Francis Cooper-Mckenzie June 23, 2020 at 4:27 AM Great inciteful thinking of what the world is all about today - great writing Caren keep up the great work by writing what many are thinking, but many do not know to effectively express their innermost feelings and writers like yourself are the messiahs of hope today. Caren Krutsinger June 23, 2020 at 11:10 AM I do hope to inspire hope.

Sand Blown June 22, 2020 at 11:43 PM when they count american dead they don't include non citizens….andt, it's amazing how a tv game show host with no political experience is put up with.... well...reagan couldn't function either, had dementia for his last two years and people thought "Ay, Ok!"…...mind boggling...…...stan sand Caren Krutsinger June 23, 2020 at 11:11 AM Just when we think the dumbing down of the country is complete, we get another tweet.