Socialist Stanza No. 7
Just Stop…
Once it was
the anarchist’s bomb
Or some
outrageous assault,
Aimed to
rouse somnolent masses
To a
clamorous revolt.
But each
grandiose outrage was
Quickly
dismissed, having failed
And leaving
the people unmoved,
The militant
hung or jailed.
In this
media age, radicals
Are much
more likely to front
An act of
inconvenience,
A gross
publicity stunt.
No matter what’s
the spectacle
The activist
has arranged,
Distracted
viewers switch channels
And that’s
about all that’s changed.
D. A.
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