beyond recognition

by Roberto Lavidez

in the midst of

society growing

beyond 

recognition

there lies 

a chilling

undercurrent

of fear and

trepidation

staggering costs

in human suffering

and cultural

destruction

unleash tremors

of uncertainty

and political

fractiousness

something must

be done to mend

the social contract

and reclaim

a little space

in the world

gradually

crumbling

in a ludicrous

debacle

but outbursts

of mirth

seems derisive

sending 

horizontal bolts 

of lightning

zigzagging across

scores of miles

whereby

a hodgepodge

of disparate

elements

will result in

the extension

of subjugation

and misery for 

those whose

legitimate

aspiration

to the basic

amenities

of life had

been lost

overcome by

unimaginable

suppositions

while toiling

through

a miasma

of mounting

decrepitude

a sharp shift

of recent times

fails to stop 

the crazy 

careening

down the

social abyss

to global

annihilation

allowing

virtual genocide

in the name

of progress

protecting cruel

possessions

of sophisticated

elements

speaking the

precise pedantic

lingua franca

of the social

justice genre

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