To the Serpent

To the Serpent

A Poem by JR

-- 
To the serpent we are the scales
undulating along divine waters 
we sail as one 
the body attached to the head  
filled with financial blotters 
a little existential dread 
and projections and plans 
following the current of money 
and a******s  
who demand the mind  
but who shift with the wind 
of NASDAQ averages  
DOW dips 
and trendy tides 
and Quetzalcoatl
that sly b*****d who coaxes us in from behind 
with whispers of bonuses  
futile gestures 
such as meat to replace our cereal dinners 
something nice for the wife 
drugs to make her thinner 
education for the children  
or AI on their phones... 
maybe a DNA printer? 
hell AI in everything it makes stronger scales 
more sin for the sinners 
more time for the time snails 
less sin for the losers 
more wealth for the winners 
but instead  
we grow old  
fall  
off  
swirl  
and sink 
replaced  
by a fresh new  
eager beginner 
head still held by the body 
and that body was built 
to be a swimmer 


-- 
We cut up rattlesnakes with a shovel  
when I was a kid... 
but what if now when you behead  
a serpent 
the body still lives? 

© 2024 JR


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Yes what interesting and horrific times we live in. I really like the allegory at the end about chopping heads off rattlesnakes. It can be so dangerous, but we were more assured then. Would this new serpent live? Quite possibly and the masses scatter upon its revelation.

Posted 4 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

JR

4 Months Ago

I'm pretty sure it will slither one, headless. I guess maybe Google will let us know?
Brad Dehler

4 Months Ago

Lol. Quite right. Let us sit back and wait for Google and general media to let us know... They will .. read more



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Yes what interesting and horrific times we live in. I really like the allegory at the end about chopping heads off rattlesnakes. It can be so dangerous, but we were more assured then. Would this new serpent live? Quite possibly and the masses scatter upon its revelation.

Posted 4 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

JR

4 Months Ago

I'm pretty sure it will slither one, headless. I guess maybe Google will let us know?
Brad Dehler

4 Months Ago

Lol. Quite right. Let us sit back and wait for Google and general media to let us know... They will .. read more

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