TO WAR AGAIN
To see them go to war again,
Again, will clarify the choice,
Which is that either nothing or
A Mystery will save us from
What comes when love and reason fail.
And love and reason always fail.
Perversity and cruelty,
The will to power, greed, and hate
Will overwhelm what better selves
Would want to do and be, will grind
The planet and devour us–
Unless a prescient Mystery
Can manage us away from our
Capacities, propensities–
For otherwise we just
Combine our smarts and viciousness,
Our genius and ill will anew.
ELIGIBLE
Because you are unworthy,
Your value is set.
Because you are doomed,
you are deemed
ready. For no cause, for
nothing you have achieved,
you are eligible. Because
a recent sojourn featured
an unlovely foray into self
(vile reconnaissance),
you loathe yourself: this
is good preparation. Actually,
anything low, honest, sober,
and clear aids alertness.
Everyone and no one is better
than you. Write your name
in the book of change. Grace
has voted. You do not deserve
to be elected; therefore,
you are so elected. You shall
represent a ludicrous,
graced constituency of one.
