Suppositions

didn't do much reworking of this..so very interested in any suggestions :)

Squirrels scurry about

Grey and brown and black

Gathering and hiding away

truth

half masticated leaves and tomatoes

spewing from ruminating cows 

kicking over flat warm rocks 

speculations explode like iridescent 

Bouncing Betty or

dung beetles

news of such things a wound running

blood and detritus

mouths unable to sustain honesty

 dribble

                    drip

                         dribble

down protocol bibs

spoiled children in high chairs.

10/13/2017

Author's Note

Reviews

[Tom]

Could it be that 'the superiors' choreograph, edit and drip-feed us, little snippets of what 'they' not us, wish to hear? One for the conspiracy theorists to peruse, and are we really all mere pawns in their game of chess?

A very profound, thought provoking and subjective poem, sublime metaphor thought out, bravo E.

[Einstein Noodle]

that means a lot to me Tom...thank you so much for your thoughtful review ... i am so grateful :)read morethat means a lot to me Tom...thank you so much for your thoughtful review ... i am so grateful :)
E.

[Mirror]

This may not be funny but permit me to laugh... the fact is, is. no two ways about it, covered or not.

Great write.

[Einstein Noodle]

yes...we laugh to keep away the pain right?! who does one trust?? i just don't know anymore ... i am honestly afraid for my children and especially my g- babies and the world they inherit ... but we do have hope eh!? thanks for reading Mirror .. much appreciate your review!
E.

[Mirror]

You are always welcome friend! :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I think you capture the essence of politicians and news reporters working in unison these days as they spill out sound bite, exaggerated, distorted and sanitised, skewed news for our consumption. I too like this as is 'E'

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks John..i appreciate your input ... and will leave it as is ... thank you again sir!
E.

[Moonie]

To be honest, squirrels do seem like jerks😂😂...the comparison is apt...i like the first 2 stanzas a lot!

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahaha! they do have their selfish little ways don't they ?! :)))))))))) love your read Fairest! thank you!
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

we are so much more like animals than we think...love the allusion to the cows...my favorite animals, at the time and since my childhood days in Vermont...

perfect, E...don't change a thing...the best poems just come out as they are. that is how Frank O'Hara wrote...and it worked for him...it just works in general.
j.

[Einstein Noodle]

yes we are .. maybe thats the real reason there are so many animals ... to suit so many individuals eh!? i am so surprised by your cow affection jacob! they are a much unappreciated species :) and thank you for your advice ...the best encouragement i could ever ask for ... peace and joy .. thanks for reading jacob!
E.

[apennylate]

Really been wanting to get some gruesome, gory insect/animal references in my writing lately... This scratches that itch, and then some... Better than I have been able to do, that is for sure... My mind does NOT do creepy crawly, haha... Filthily penned...

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha ...glad it still leaves a bit of itch Silente ... i imagine your gruesome insect rap will slide down the palet like grizzled snail slime ;)) thanks so much for reading and sharing thoughts on this one .. much appreciated my friend!
E.

[Ken Simm.]

First of all and apropos of nothing; e have Red squirrels here. Including my garden character who is called Cyril with a blond tail.
Now, the media, in these days of instant news is out to get it out there first. No matter whether it is accurate or not. It is interesting to look at the news from various countries and compare. What is important nowadays. 280 people killed in Somalia yesterday seems not to be.
From the squirrel to the baby, superb use of metaphor here. An excellent piece.

[Einstein Noodle]

oh ..i hear you Ken..all over the world and in America seems we are fixated on the sins of soap operas :{ i feel bad to have left out reds and ol' Cyril the tail of blond ;) we have neither here ..
thank you fro the review sir .. always appreciate your input
E.

[Ayvid N]

Interesting how the press people have been visualized as squirrels, stowing and stashing away tidbits and half-truths, sensationalizing, proselytizing their way through every mess every disaster. The portrayal is perfect. They are no good, mischievous squirrels.

[Einstein Noodle]

you read me loud and clear my friend ..thank you for taking time ;)
E.

[Ayvid N]

You are most welcome!

[andrew mitchell]

Wow a conundrum of sorts Einstein where on one hand it didn't matter if you were black or white, s**t happens and the world must deal with it! And then there were those not giving a toss sitting in their high chairs.

[Einstein Noodle]

yes..it sure does happen to one and all .. no doubt .. not sure i sense the conundrum of it all ...truth is truth ... and we mostly don't get it on the news anymore at all .. Walter Cronkite really is dead :( oh well ... there are still a few perhaps ...perhaps where are they can be my conundrum ..so grateful for your face on me pages sir ... thank you for reviewing .. much appreciated!
E.

[ROXANE DORSEY]

It's not meant to hear or know it all. It's not good for the human mind. I like this piece and thanks for sharing.

[Einstein Noodle]

perhaps you are right Roxane ... personally i want the news to be the truth ..told with integrety and indifference to politics ... keep the commentators on another time slot and call them just that commentating opinionators ;) the mental health issue you bring up is spot on as far as i'm concerned .. too much news from all sources is depressing and raises the blood pressure and negativity ... over the last disappointing 20 yrs. of being a news hound i have cut my watching, listening, reading it to about 1 hr a day total .. they are so untrustworthy ... especially the major players ... slanting, ridiculing,propagandizing .. thinking that those watching are some kind of sub-stupid ... ugh! sorry Roxi! i got a little carried away ... thanks so much for reading and your input is so important to me ..much appreciate it!
E.