Where We are Now (Less than a Week In)

I want to upend the eve,
un-reflect the sun sinking in ice-topped river,

let it rise again, undo
the done, the rue, the rule

of not the best, not the brightest,
not the kindest, nor the caring,

not those bound by logic, wisdom,
or common decency—or sense–

the world burns, the brownshirts come,
more die—greed trumps grief–

will the sun not come again tomorrow,
they say,
this is the best of all possible worlds,

but I want to read the hours backwards,
like words seen in a mirror

now the crows wake,
now the fish dance in dawn’s light,
now you are here beside me still.

A poem for dVerse. The prompt is to use negation. “The best of all possible worlds” was a deliberate reference to Candide, Voltaire or Bernstein.😉

It took me awhile to get a proper poem, instead of a rant. I’m determined to let the light in, but I’m not going to overlook what’s going on, such as:
the pardoning of violent criminals, including those who injured police officers; pardoning a drug trafficker (more than $200m worth through his dark web site); the elimination of caps on prescription drugs; the constant barrage of disinformation, and the trampling on the Constitution. How about Nazi salutes? There’s just so much to love, especially if you admire fascism and oligarchs.