
Watching peripherally as supposed adults Pontificate linguistically Debating in disgust About a debate that must have been ridiculous and disgusting Is so ridiculously funny And ironic and gut busting That it shows Undoubtedly How the lack of self awareness And the counterfeit dialectic Masquerades as political opinion Paraded by minions of a monotonous Machine That feeds on the emotions Of these untethered chess pieces That cannot see the board Nor the black and white King Canoodling in the corner Check Mates in the scripted Dream copyright Charleen Johnston September 30, 2020