PRIMA FACIA EVIDENCE

PRIMA FACIA EVIDENCE

A Poem by Vol

Forty years ago

was just yesterday,

1984, when

Orwell missed by

just this many years

his dream of how

things would be

when they get their

act together.


And they have…


The prophet Yeats

knew the worst

would be full of

passionate intensity

and the best of us

lacking all

conviction.


To know the

future, of men’s

minds you only

have to look

back there, over

your shoulder

for some rough,

big brother beast

with a long-nail

finger in your face,

and fangs dripping

the sweet taste of

venom.

© 2024 Vol


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I don't know if you had current politics in mind, but with the trend toward authoritarianism stronger than it has ever been in my lifetime, I fear we may indeed be slouching towards Bethlehem.

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Vol

Gouge Eye, TX



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My name is Vol Lindsey. I live in Gouge Eye, Texas, a tiny ghost town on Rt. 66. I am a retired creative writing, English literature teacher. I have been writing poetry and reading publicly since 196.. more..

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