Gary Onderisin Poet Prose Poetry

She Finally Lets Down Her Guard

She turns on the tv:

Death smiles back at her again,

Cannily, comfortably.



The face of the so-called expert on the tv screen

Suddenly breaks into a ferral canine smile.

He is momentarily bug-eyed,

His tongue lolls

As he laughs along with his fellow so-called

Experts appearing on the warmongering, corporate, 

Mainstream, so-called news-gabfest panel.

In another world, it would, just as easily, be me there,

Would, just as easily, be almost anyone,

Instead of this all-too human man,

Shamelessly running, for cash and fame, pitfalls against

Humanity, through deadly cathode trees

Invisible for the deadly cathode forest.

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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 23, 2017 at 7:10 AM Your poetry is razor sharp, exceedingly intelligent, and thoroughly enjoyed. Gary Onderisin March 2, 2017 at 4:52 AM thanks, again, Maureen. kind commentary such as yours always makes me proud of my poetic efforts and makes my writing worth it to me. peace, gary