What’s Yet to Come


I can’t believe 
how things have changed
yet so much has remained
exactly the same 
It’s been four years but...

I look at the headlines 
and wonder if we’ve fallen 
through a time warp 
or a hole in the floor
or been smacked on the head
by a one way door 

What the hell happened to
the last four years 
or four decades for that matter 

progress has been
stripped away
in a matter of days
to make a new way
for us to pay

crack out the bullwhips
and light up the crosses
round them up
put them in chains
and send them off
on airplanes
and forget they
ever had names

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025



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Date: 6/5/2025 8:23:00 PM
Powerful penning here, Jerry. Even an opponent of illegal immigration like me feels the chill in the air and tastes the evil in the tip of the bullwhip.
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Date: 6/4/2025 7:54:00 PM
Hey Jerry, did u figure out what happened the last 4 years? One thing I'm sure, u got older by 4 years. I see u Rhymed on the airplanes and lanes, I got that, wait let me make sure... oh "names" sorry but I hope u visit my poetrysoup hp and comment on some if u want but how will I know u visited, right? Good luck and thank u. ~Jac
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