rabid apathy

rabid apathy

 

 

 

bats search

for the crack of dawn

telephone lines to rest

line drive wings

over the fence of catastrophe

 

home plate shattered

America in the dark,

street lights burnt out for profit

souls burnt out for free

 

and Lady Liberty waves the white kerchief

 

dangerous practice, when those bats are flying

and no one in the stands is paying attention.

 

 

erin-cilberto

10/21/16

Reviews

[Papaya]

The players are swinging but there are no fans because the audience doesn't care.
Applicable to politics, religion, education... this spiral quickly and no one wants to step up.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insightful view, Ana.

j.

[Alfred Kukitz]

I couldn't agree with Sami more. A service rep for the VFW sends me emails, web sites, YouTube videos about all the rot that is America.

Damn it is fucked up!

Regards,
Al

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, it is...thank you, Al.

j.

[Sami Khalil]

I checked the symbolism of bats and here is what I got:
"The bat is a symbol of rebirth and depth because it is a creature that lives in the belly of the Mother (Earth). From the womb-like caves it emerges every evening at dusk."

I don't know your poet's intention but I can can see that the people of America want a rebirth of their ideals and go back to the founding fathers' vision and not companies' visions of control and domination, even the media is one of the culprits for it is a propaganda machine and not real news like the good old days. They just want to sway Americans to their agenda or partisan doctrines. An excellent write, Jacob. Forgive me if I missed...:)..........

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and i wish they were paying more attention....i really like your interpretation of this...and there are no misses, ever, to forgive...poetry belongs to the readers...

thank you for your words, Sami.

j.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. Thank you kindly. You are welcome...:)..................