Hard things 

Feet of clay

Uncovered with shameless delight, 

Put on public display for all to see.

Prayers offered to rank ideology,

As smiling judgment disdains subtlety.

And angry masses cheer

High-minded ideals crumbling to dust.

Once discovered, 

Social media portrays the who, what, 

And why,

Displays pornographic imagery, 

And no sign of empathy.

Impatient for judgement and quick execution, stirred by lusts and

No sense of responsibility,

Or worry with social consequence,

Unembarrassed by personal hypocrisy,

The crowd raves lustily and celebrates the

Fall of once stable walls;

Salutes their flag raised preemptively,

As flames burn down the history

No one wants to bother to recall.

THH

12/02/24