Political Haibun
The wind knows impermanence but does not trust it.
Dependent upon atmospheric pressure, absorption
and rotation, who can blame the wind? We, too,
lend ourselves illusions, only to barter them away.
Three miles for a beer. Seven seconds for a fresh look.
A dollar extended for every five stolen. Empathy,
but only for the wealthy. Electing liars to office,
we justify our actions with more untruths. Nothing
improves. Even the quality of lies diminishes.
yellowed grass bending
under the sun’s weight
god’s will, they say
O at the Edges 
Truth, freely spoken. Happy 4th 🙂
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Thanks, Steve.
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“Even the quality of lies diminishes” is perhaps the bleakest, most incisive commentary I have seen on the current administration. So little intelligence and depth, even in Trump’s dishonesty.
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And no matter how outrageous or false, his followers believe. Or choose to ignore the blatant dishonesty. I don’t know which is worse.
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Weep for us.
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There are those days!
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The down side of freedom. What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine as well…
Bold Faced is what we called it!! Very good piece!
dwight
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Thanks, Dwight. Happy 4th!
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You too!
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“Even the quality of lies diminishes” well put!
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Alas, that seems to be where we are these days.
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Sadly true. In Germany these days the government is making power moves on the backs of immigrants to hold on to the Status Quo and placate nationalist forces , it is a farce.
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Sounds all too familiar.
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Very insightful and thoughtful this Independence Day. “god’s will, they say” is a sad punctionation
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A sad punctuation, indeed!
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Thanks for an interesting take on politics and politicians nowadays. Lies become truth if they are constantly repeated loud enough and go unquestioned. Have a great day.
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They don’t become truth, but they’re accepted as such, or at the least, as you say, go unquestioned. Strange times!
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To govern is to lie… unfortunately, a maxim that will be a legacy of these times.
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No kidding. Ugh.
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I was just reading some quotes from a religious debate in an Iowa city about immigrants… if Trump wasn’t right, “He” wouldn’t have let him be elected, one man was saying…(K)
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One simpleton’s truth…
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Chilling
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We are governed by cowards and liars, by cheats and those who will not let morality impede their incessant quest for personal gain.
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Very apropos to the state of the union after 242 years of independence.
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Unfortunately so, Jonathan.
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