TyG - 10/2 - A PoMoPoetryMoment

mission impossible

our society today is going to hell
in a handbasket.

as students of postmodernism,
your task, should you choose
to accept it, is to understand
and describe the process.

our culture:

the western world these united(?) states
land of the free home of the brave
spreading our good-will and prosperity
(you will be assimilated; it is only a
matter of time).

the journey:

is there really a hell? if not, where ARE we going?
if so, what is it like? is there a simulacrum here
on earth? (pick a theme park, any theme park).
how does one qualify to get there? or not?

the handbasket:

materials (flesh and bone, concrete and steel,
coca-cola and television, guns, bombs, and threats --
sotto voce, of course);

workmanship (out-sourced india china sri lanka
eastern europe ireland israel the philippines)
hello my name is john wayne how may i help you?

quality (or lack thereof) -- just exactly
how fast IS this ship sinking?

the curse:

may you live in interesting times;
fullfilled in our lives.

joy. unspeakable joy.