The Conceit of the Poem

The conceit of the poem matches the world, or does it? The president might Be subpoenaed, Right whales might be dying off because they are getting Tangled in fishing gear and tackle — some say the end of the world nears —

But haven’t people always said that? Haven’t there always been doomsayers Naming dates and times when the world will explode — now it could only Take one viral second for a script to destroy a continent or two — at our

Borders caravans of would be citizens wait for days, wait for authorities to Repent and relent — what we would do if martial law were imposed? What Could be done? Note the troublesome use of the passive voice, as though no

One would bear responsibility —would anyone care? What would happen Next — and yet, still beside the sidewalks, from the earth, tulips bloom.

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