Month: March 2020

3.2.2020 – hope, righteous fury

hope, righteous fury
dark waters, mirrors and light
disquiet runs deeper

“We normally think people with a lot of resources and political skills are the ones who participate, but many citizens in this category regularly abstain from politics. Furthermore, many citizens with few resources can be mobilized if they experience strong anger.

“Anger leads citizens to harness existing skills and resources in a given election. Therefore, the process by which emotions are produced in each campaign can powerfully alter electoral outcomes.”

Quoted from “Anger motivates people to vote, U-M study shows”

As a footnote, all the word combinations in today’s haiku appear in headlines or abstracts on the the landing page of https://www.theguardian.com/us on March 2, 2020 at 7:30AM EST.

3.1.2020 – pull those covers up

pull those covers up
up up and over my head
wake me when its done

Want to hit that reset button again.

We have done several times before.

Created a fresh start.

Wiped out debts.

New place.

Same life.

We don’t land on Park Place or Board Walk with hotels.

We just land on income tax, luxury tax and Electric Company.

We keep getting Elected Chairman of the Board – Pay each play $10.

We get GO BACK 3 PLACES.

Once a while we get to take a ride on the READING but we don’t pass go.

Going around in circles, how can we expect to get anywhere.

Going around in circles, is it any wonder we feel sick to our stomachs.

Going around in circles and can’t get off but we see the same things coming around again.

Pull those covers up.

Wake me when its done.