in the empire
conflicting narratives
might be somewhat
alive
though not necessarily
above ground
barely breathing
needing a critical
real
peer review
not just by academia
and certainly not by maimstreet media
but by jane and joe
from down in the hollow
will this generation
be droned
concocted in anesthesia mix
and then formed
like paper mache happy mush
a sweet talking hallmark card
looking out for
the next big gig?
--- e b bortz
