Too Much Drinking from the Well of Madness

The world thrives on madness, I guess.

At least that's how it looks of late

As things spin out of control, and that's

Occurring at an alarming rate:

 

Mask mandates will save human lives,

Yet people resist with crazy notions;

Climate change deniers dismiss

The future threat of rising oceans;

 

Insurrectionists are seen

As “patriots” in the eyes of some;

Armageddon junkies keep

Messaging “Thy kingdom come”;

 

Far-right autocracies

And autocrats are on the rise;

People suspicious of reason and truth

Close their minds and lap up lies;

 

We’re seeing more grasping for power

And greater pursuits to suppress the vote;

Securing equal rights for all

Is becoming more remote;

 

People shun democracy

And favor personality cults;

Baseless attempts keep cropping up

To undermine election results;

 

Some people choose to rewrite history

And toss out facts they want to forget;

Xenophobia is rising

And immigrants are seen as a threat;

 

An ALL-about-ME-world seems to be

The world we’re living in at present;

Being nasty appears to be more

Admirable than being pleasant;

 

Insecure people yell "Cancel culture!"

When others attempt to expose the truth;

Racists keep using their biases,

Aversion, and hatred to poison our youth.

 

I once had faith in humanity

And tended to be more idealistic,

But with all this craziness,

It’s harder than hell to be optimistic.

 

-by Bob B (8-20-21)

Reviews

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

All this is a horror show of insanity created by willful ignorance and vile hate. One thing in particular I find truly disturbing is floridian Cubans having no issue with a racist elected official claiming that Hispanics are the cause of a rising number of deaths and covid infections. Is this really acceptable to you people? Think about that. If he feels that way about Hispanics at the border what does he really think about you? The same goes for Texas and that racist animal that claims black Americans are to blame for the rise of covid there. How is any of this Xenophobic racist rhetoric acceptable to anyone in our society today? Shame on us all for not calling it out immediately and throwing them out of office on the spot. We are better then this and yet we are failing our own values.