[Critique Group 2] Living In The Inexorable Decline.docx My piece for our 1-26-23 critique session

[jamesstarfire at gmail.com]

Living In The Inexorable Decline

C Brad Corallo

word count 195

 

The yet uncorrupted among us,

who have fought for the very survival

of the damaged, reviled and under privileged,

the have- nots of human society ,

struggling to climb out of the swamp,

grow weary as time erodes our dedication. 

 

Even the greatest, hard- won strength

can be slowly warn away 

by the day-to-day slippage 

of basic human decency.

 

We live in an age where despots

are admired, strutting their barefaced lies

in front of all, somehow gaining a following. 

 

Tyrants, who oppose the needs of the many

somehow persuade those to support them! 

 

It hurts to view each day,

the ideals of excellence crumble! 

Cheap surface gloss, mediocrity and

false shows of sincerity and commitment

are the standard fare of society's blue-plate menu. 

 

I find myself growing so weary!

When the tears fall for no immediate reason. 

I am overwhelmed in the face of

one piece of negative news after another. 

Knowing that no matter what I do,

I can't fix it.

All I can do is weave

the dispiriting elements of reality

into a stark, dark tapestry of words. 

 

Which alas, is far from being enough! 

 

jamesstarfire at gmail.com

 

 

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