Four Count

Catch one
Catch one, one
Catch one, one
Caught
Taught not to be bought
Flung through space
Without warning this
Is
An ephemeral life
Are you OK?
Are you
Alright?
Did you sleep well?
Did you sleep tight?
Kings and queens cannot conquer congruently
When the world sees
A dick
As a symbol of
Infallibility and strength
While the mind is
Just
A child's play thing
Manipulated by
Corporate gods
Conceding family time to be
Mechanical mercenaries for hire
Killing time and
Making money

Catch one
Catch one, one
Catch one, one
Caught
Taut
This passage is a
Rope circle-tied
For one
Pair of scissors to cut
The noose wrapped around
Our minds
Let it loose
And then sleep right

- PatInTheHat

Break Glass

In case of emergency:
Place bullet in chamber, and fire at will
Find common ground by initiating discourse

In case of emergency:
Spew hatred towards those that are different than you
Accept social differences and ask questions to cure the epidemic of ignorance

In case of emergency:
Follow a religion routed in hate
Follow religious leaders who show love

In case of emergency:
Run away from your derelict country 
Tether self to the foundation that made your country great and fight for it

In case of emergency:
Condemn your opposition. They are wrong, of course.
Listen to those that oppose your ideals. Learn from them.

In case of emergency:
Take everything you can
Give everything you can. Receive happiness in return.

In case of emergency:
Pray to God. He will fix this.
Use your voice. Use your hands. Create change.

- PatInTheHat

College

She spoke
Broke down
No sound

Paralyzed
Minimized
Ostracized

River flows
No one knows
"You're a hoe!"

Unheard
Man's word
She's third

Calls friend
And then
Dead end

Friend's sigh
Retied
"He lied!"

One Rose
She shows
Nothing goes

Fraternity
Authority
Priority

College town
Male hounds
Unbound

She hurts
Even worse
Afterwards

Systemic
Epidemic
Cheap trick

Protect
Protect
Protect

- PatInTheHat

Necklace

A necklace clasped around an open throat

A baby crying in a crib not their own

A child vying to become president

We live in a time that is more fragile than the people living in it

Impolite pursuit of an agenda lost on opaque words

Incandescent idolatry illuminating ignorance

Inexplicable support of a killing brand

We fall in a line created by intangible audible tragedies

Making America great again

Making America hate, and then

My country full of heroes metamorphs into a country full of zeros

We look for treasure in a house of goose eggs because we are unaware of what it is like outside

Unfortunately we cannot quarantine the insane

Under disguised rocket silos

Ultimately sending unintelligible bigots into space

We count sheep to help us sleep and sheep count on blathering bile to lead us into dithering extinction

How tidy men awaken unkempt bears.

- PatInTheHat