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| Sign at Women's March, January 21, 2017 via diggit |
"God grant that men of principle be our principal men."
—Thomas Jefferson
Idiocracy is claiming you are the king
of reality, seeking only ratings
while the rest of us
let the show go on.
Idiocracy is becoming your own smoke-
filled room, your attraction
to wrong-doing unabated
as supporters compromise
integrity on demand.
Idiocracy is having thousands of points of entry
to you
through your businesses
and no one sticks a finger
in that holey dike.
Idiocracy is allowing a transactional businessman
to run the country like a mafia state
while the rest of us watch reruns
of The Sopranos.
Idiocracy is riding the rollercoaster
of presidential whims
ignoring the vast scope
of your childish unruliness.
Idiocracy is standing by
while you self-ignite
self-inflicted crises
daily, glorified
babysitters for the biggest
crybaby in the history
of our crumbling world.
We live in an idiocracy
our government run by loyalists
where narcissism and hegemony,
hateful groupthink,
one-size-fits-all cowardice,
dangerous stupidity
and the end of democracy
being neither
indictable crime nor
impeachable offense
are okay with us.
Originally from Boston, Mickey J. Corrigan writes Florida noir with a dark humor. Her books have been released by publishers in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Project XX, a satirical crime novel, was released in 2017 by Salt Publishing in the UK. What I Did for Love was released by Bloodhound Books in October. Kelsay Books is publishing the poetry chapbook the disappearing self in 2020.
