Friday, November 27, 2015

'Throwaway Lines'



When a politician
Says in a speech a thing
The people know he doesn’t mean,
Many call the lie a throwaway line
And let him be, for, so wise,
They have outgrown wrong and right.

When, just as heedless, men and women
Offer a prayer of thanks to God the King,
Whether long or short, thoughtful or hurried,
Before binge-eating
And binge-watching
And binge-buying,
They too have not simply
Thrown away some empty
Lines, but all their being.

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