Easy Pickings
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People, prepare for chaos;
democracy is struggling.
Worldwide ideologies lean far right;
dictators, potentates, and tyrants rule
unconstrained by any semblance of law.
The young don't recall past wars;
or what their fathers fought for.
Politicians sell fear, packaged as hope,
through accusations and false promises
till the downtrodden elect their jailers.
Like sheep to a hungry wolf;
the weak are easy pickings.
I've lived in a bubble of misplaced trust;
oblivious to the plight of our youth,
ignoring the homelessness on our streets.
But bubbles pop over time;
and illusions get exposed.
Nations are pushing for another war
while allies align as they did before;
fueled by pure propaganda and greed.
I had hoped to outlive hate;
but that anger may not wait.
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2020
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