Saturday, October 31, 2020

earth note 763

since when did
rolling green summer
& golden autumn hills
become a photo backdrop
for political hypocrisy
you could have been honest
put the fracking rigs in the picture
towering above all
methane flaring valves
poisoned water wells
deep rutting off-road vehicles
go ahead
throw in drake's well
for your propaganda frame
tv harangue
i know you've said it a thousand times already
but these are your compromises
stand & deliver
your donors
who have paid in full
who know you can't wipe the grease
off an oak leaf cluster
or hide behind a plastic white hardhat
for posterity
or prosperity
an illusion
just over the hill

--- e b bortz

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