Headline Poetry & Press

image: Citizen’s watching the dense smoke over Lithi village, as reflected in a mirror of a car, during a wildfire on Chios island, Greece, 25 July 2016. Photo: AAP via EPA/KOSTAS KOYRGIAS

by Hokis, senior editor

Shift your interest 
from the accident by the side of the road, gaze
out front, towards that dopamine dripping destination 
endlessly ahead. No need to worry, side view 

now managed, no longer required to twist your spine, 
to assess, nor to best guess your blind spot; 

it's managed, your
no longer required to heed
that curious warning:
     "Objects are closer than they appear."

          All the while, the perfect pacing
          of the gifted humorist tempting fate is behind you.
               your tale is on fire, 
               and it's chasing you. 

Poem was prompted by “Chomsky: By Focusing on Russia, We Ignore Trump’s Existential Threat to Climate,” by David Barsamian (fellow Armenian), Truthout, August 21, 2019.