the show
The Fate of a Nation.
The title rolls in like an early morning fog in the city.
Those on their way to work strain their eyes to see the road ahead,
while those with nowhere to be just savor the spectacle.
See now a jar on a shelf above the stove,
where a family's wishes are daily deposited.
See now a woman with her hood up to avoid the gazes
of leering men as she makes her way home past the pier.
See now electricity moving along the power lines
through the countryside like some speeding train,
its passengers headed to various stops.
See now a break in the clouds, the warm light falling
on a park where no one plays.
Everyone is inside watching the show, their hands fidgeting
as their eyes dart back and forth between the screen
and the world outside.
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2021 - 2024