etcetera, etcetera, etcetera

etcetera, etcetera, etcetera

 

 

 

in the afterlife

of now,

very much alive people

in dead trances

 

walk upon a square earth

banging into equator walls

looking for the edges

with crazy notions

 

of a reality

that has been given anesthesia

and told to stay asleep

 

let's all graze in the field

with the herd,

cows who follow one another

to death

 

the poison tongues

chew demented cud

we all pick our stanchion

squeeze our heads into the mentality

 

get milked of opinion

brainwashed of reason

not very alive people

in completely dead trances

 

at least cows do lie down

when they sense rain.

 

 

erin-cilberto

9/29/2020

Reviews

[Jimmy Yetts]

Obviously, cows don't know enough to come in out of the rain.
Whenever individuals fail to think for themselves, the group death march begins.
Striking poetry, Jacob--a warning, unfortunately, that can only be heard
by those who don't need it.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your review, Jimmy.
ever since my Vermont days as a youth...I have loved cows, as dumb as they may be.

[andrew mitchell]

Fake news, a world of instability, and what sheep will follow what shepherd is the question. This was nicely executed J.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, andrew,
j.

[danielle.]

Indeed the world has gone mad. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such wide spread division, which is perhaps the most frightening part. I think our experience here in Aus is quite different to those in the rest of the world, here in Victoria many are in uproar about the loss of their freedom that has been exchanged for suppression of the virus which I think is perhaps the opposite of what you are writing about here? Are you in the US Jacob?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, in Illinois...USA...
interesting how it is opposite where you are...thanks for sharing that.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

I am not following the herd. It is an absolute travesty, that so many people will be sacrificed by adopting this policy. A responsible and caring society should protect the elderly, the sick and the vulnerable. If everyone practiced social distancing we wouldn't be having to suffer the number of deaths that are now taking place. Over here it is blatantly obvious that in general our young people are adopting a selfish attitude. Maybe it won't hit home until they have lost parents or grandparents. I,m afraid, it makes me cross particularly when I think of the sacrifices that young people made during the past generations. I mean having to sacrifice partying during freshers week doesn't seem to much to ask does it? Great write Jacob, got me really wound up.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Amen,
Amen,
Amen,
Amen, Chris....I agree with all you said...and echo the sentiments a thousand times ten.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

This metaphorical gem makes me think about how we all stand by as our futures are prescribed and dictated and attrocities are carried out. It speaks to me of the duplicity of politics and the propensity for people to abdicate responsibility for policing our worlds.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

there is a disease, and then there are politics...and they should be kept separate, like Church and state.
thank you, John,
j.