Infinitesimal
on the steps of the
universe
life is more than
merely the toys of condemnation
on the steps of the
universe
memorial teddy bears
disagree with atomic bombs
hysterical
loudspeakers give lasting radiance
to the insignificance
of portable illusions
baseball caps blow
down littered alleys
like the haze of
distant wildfires
on the steps of the
universe
polar madonnas die for
no scientific reason
embracing obvious
propaganda
and mistreated
customers line up out the door
on the steps of the
universe
weary citizens vote
for graven maps of literal continents
in the sinister
distraction of vegetables
entrenched epidemics
defect to completion
and the sharks of
duplicity at last free constructive action
---Tom Hibbard
Tom Hibbard's poetry collection Sacred River of Consciousness is available online at Moon Willow Press and Amazon. His collection Place of Uncertainty is available at Otoliths Online Books or Lulu. He's working on a new collection of poetry, Global People, and a selection of his prose on Visual Writing. Hibbard’s reviews and essays can be found in many journals on the internet.
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