The fear
is sown
and hammered home
to make you and I afraid
ahead of the new leaders
being known;
where will they be on the
Spectrum?
How much gaslighting will be needed
for large-scale public reflection?
How many spare criminals
will suddenly (and extremely suddenly) be slated for execution?
How many MAs will we need to remove
from Kevin Martens
to project that nobody is getting what they want?
That our new direction will once again be simultaneously democratic and tyrannical---an ever-expanding circle of fits and false starts?
How many blessings and prayers
will we have to throw from Facebook's ramparts
to convince people
that our influence will not be filled
with questionable messaging,
with immorality, manipulation and very unresolved questions about what the state might be hiding
that once again tug at the heart?
That we all suddenly have to scramble to prove ourselves;
it is not us
who have to show
who we truly are.
It is not us
who have to explain
why the economy and the social compact
are disintegrating with very little visible oversight or regard;
it is not us
who have to tame,
and to refrain from feeding
the lions and tigers and otters and revitalisers
who seek to finally transfigure
and reintegrate
and resurrect
what up till now
have been a decaying moon
and sterile, terminal stars.
And it is not up to anyone to proclaim
that you or I or anyone alive on this island should be afraid.
To go forward,
all of us need to individuate.
All of us need to play
our fucking parts
fairly.
Equitably.
Empathetically.
And with a rationality
that invites us to be very, very wary
of anyone or anything that uses projection, manipulation or abuse to fuck around with us all
ahead of the changing of the guard.
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