i
a new day
is dawning
without a rising
sun
ii
humans are machines
with a soul––
animal machines
prone too easily
to forget their sacred
humanity
iii
what can happen?
war can happen
along the borders
& in the heartland
of every state &
country
iv
amerika commands
the most massive
most threatening
weapons in all
history
that haven’t
won or stopped
a war
in decades
v
truth is in a
torture chamber
taking an ugly
beating––
goodness, beauty &
justice are crying
outside––
while
the sermon & the
mount are
crouching in the
shadows with
the commandments,
bill of rights &
the cross
vi
if we needed
an outsider
to rule us––
why not the
dalai lama or
pope francis?
vii
georg wilhelm friedrich hegel
carefully observed
human history &
discerned an
endless pattern
of thesis &
antithesis––
a dream &
its destroying
opposite
viii
one thesis was
shattered with the
coming of
hitler––
a civilization ruptured
at the thrust
of trump
& an untimely
Brexit
ix
on 9/11
amerika shuddered––
on 11/9
amerika collapsed
x
the grand, enlightened
thesis died of
obsolescence
in its sleep––
peace & comfort––
trust & virtue––
honesty & good
faith
banished to quaint
memories
xi
ruffians appear
with clubs & loud
voices––
demanding
supremacy
is this, truly,
to be their
time?
xii
the platonic 3, the
radiant words of many
gods, the teachings of
the wise & the promises of
lovers
have survived
many seasons
of dark
xiii
whatever your
faith or moral
calling––
rise up
to love––
rise up
to care––
rise up
for peace &
calm
if you’ve opened
your arms before––
open them
wider––
hate is a crisis
of lost
love––
a time to
grow understanding
from the
roots––
maybe with
prayer––
mostly with
silence