
The Today Show
October 15, 2018It’s another difficult morning
sitting here on this planet
surrounded by one genuine orbiting moon
and a whole lot of real live lunatics
all just like me
as I think we all must be
to bother breathing
in this putrid air of hate and malice
not a clear thought
as our brains, starved of oxygen
have slowly shut down
first our vision
then empathy
our humanity
then justice
mercy
sense
and all our words
hacking
violent
coughs and splutters
spitting out
little vile judgement snots
that will infect and spread
trailing off with
a faux conciliatory wheeze
of self justification
for a little sotto voce
contrast.
and…cut.
Cut – to distraction before we think about the consequences of our words.
Cut – and let the edge of our words sink deeper into those they have splayed.
Cut – out cardboard puppet people parading peroxide ‘personalities’
Cut – back to basic blancmange types – hair, teeth, tan and tattle-talk.
Cut – open the wounds of the vulnerable afresh for voyerist dissection
Cut – connection to and understanding of 1.6 billion people.
Cut – off our nose to spite our face
Cut – out my heart.
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