Body Politc

It is all right if the politician makes promices

He does not intend to keep. All of us have

Thrived on lies to get us through our lives.

Many of us sleepwalk on the shells of
Slow-moving tortoises. The sun does not

Care about you and me. History and science

Tell us we are lost in space, and that the

Foundation on which we’re planted is doomed.

No lie can survive beyond the atmosphere we

Breathe. Not to worry, my friends, truth will

Survive long after our demise. We all need a

Few good lies to get us through the political

Sideshow of our lives. The tortoise moves with

Cautious deliberation toward the truth, steering

Clear of the polls on election day.

Chris Hanch 9-13-16