"I See" excerpt from Primal Scream by annienomad~cyberpoet

I See

I See…her cringe at his arrogant,

pac-10, six-pack-fueled bid for status

I see…him grow resigned and flaccid

for the bones that protrude beneath

her starving skin

I See…the gay and well-heeled rebels

of the family paradigm

sucked back in through fear of loneliness

and threat of disease

I See…the commuter and his fight for air

and the road less traveled

I See…the child at play in a hostile

not-yet-completely-disguised

miniature monkey asphalt jungle

I See…the old couple bent from the lies

and assurances that kept them placid

members of a society that has,

so readily, forgotten them

I See…the pop culture suicide of

an instant-icon generation who

"dare to say no"

but fill their prescriptions

with a resounding

"yes!"

I See…the desperation

of an exploded population

and the growing realization

that maybe
God

isn't with us

©2008 Sharee Anne Gorman

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