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Living In the Age of Stupid

A person lay in a quaggy ditch
Who was dead as dead can be
And on a tree there hung a sign
For all the world to see.

'Here lies a person who had every chance
But was the type to make a fuss.
They were put to death for the sordid crime
Of refusing to think like us.'

Now to those who think this puffery
And far beyond what some would do.
Go about your business and enjoy your life...
Until they come for you.

                           The End

* Follow my cartoon at Webtoon Bob's Your Uncle.

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Mahtab Bangalee

Date: 4/15/2021 10:36:00 PM

a superb poem penned; I enjoyed

David Mchattie
Date: 4/16/2021 6:24:00 PM

Thank-you. There are things in this world we should pay attention to or they will bite us in the butt. Have a great day.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 4/15/2021 10:13:00 AM

Hi David, Well crafted as they say here. I prefer to say, I love and Fav it. Like the "coming for us" part.

David Mchattie
Date: 4/15/2021 5:10:00 PM

My Son and I have high hopes of being in the same re-education camp together. Have a great day my friend.

David Smith

Date: 4/11/2021 6:22:00 PM

I like it. At present poets have a licence to think like nobody else. Long may that continue even after we die. Keep them coming. Best regards David in NZ

David Mchattie
Date: 4/12/2021 11:11:00 AM

I heard a line on T'V last night. A poet should comfort the afficted. And affict the comfortable. Have a great day my friend.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 4/10/2021 7:42:00 PM

Well-spoke! Downtown Manhattan for sure... Lake Shore Drive of Chicago, equally so. Prescient warning, my friend. ~ Gershon

David Mchattie
Date: 4/11/2021 12:16:00 PM

I don't if you saw this. But a Democrat had the gall to criticize Cortez for a bewildering performance on a panel on the middle East. He was visited by two police officers who claimed he had threatened her. He did not. These are becoming trying times my friend.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/10/2021 1:33:00 PM

Tom mentions the middle east but by the looks of things, I can see this situation happening all over the globe and SOON. "prophetic" poem.

David Mchattie
Date: 4/11/2021 12:13:00 PM

During the 'Black Lives matter' riots, they cornered a Trump supporter and executed him. The times they are a changing. Hang on to your hat... it's going to be a bumpy ride. Have a great day.