Poem for 2125
There will be a history of 2025 to read,
for sure.
And we cannot speak from the afterlife.
You and I won’t testify
about the summer of 2025.
America First is at its zenith,
high on the fumes of victory made real.
A randomness of injury
to our collective sense—
“Just doing my duty.
Come with me.”
Some descendant
s will one day scour the digital remains,
searching for footage
......
Poem for 2125
There will be a history of 2025 to read,
for sure.
And we cannot speak from the afterlife.
You and I won’t testify
about the summer of 2025.
America First is at its zenith,
high on the fumes of victory made real.
A randomness of injury
to our collective sense—
“Just doing my duty.
Come with me.”
Some descendant
s will one day scour the digital remains,
searching for footage
......