HIDDEN FROM OUR VAPID GAZE

Are you not tired of
their thrice told tales? I am.
Sick of listening to Einstein-like shamans
with their all-seeing X-ray eyes.

Oh they claim to see all
but actually know nothing
standing before green screens
or simple chalk boards
they are totally incapable of
accurately predicting the future
But incredibly adept at
spouting hate, intolerance and paranoia.

They urge us to buy gold
or survival rations
or to "Lean Forward" or vote Democratic
Selling high-priced snake oil
or Andean Tapir Magic

We wallow in uncertainty
or drown in a sewer of useless opinion
pretending to be factual information
constantly hesitating we delay
inaction leads to sloth
sloth leads to damnation

Hidden from our vapid gaze
more ambitious, arrogant, and greedy
women and men sneak through
the hallways of wealth and power
following the bloodstained vision
of their hearts blackest desire

No one notices their treachery
or theft
No watchman shouts a warning
of villainy in the night
til one day
we're left with naught but
empty words
senile hatred and eternal prejudice

HIDDEN FROM OUR VAPID GAZE Copyright July 27, 2011 by Jamie Jacks