comedian
when the politician
can no longer lie with a straight face
when the media
no longer searches for the truth
when genocide gets sandwiched in between
comic strips and cartoon ads
when the citizenry disregards its compassion
for another caffeine and bandwidth fix
when the food is poisoned
and the water is rank
when the roads are potholed
and the bridges creak and sway
when we give ground more than stand it
when the wars rage on and on without end
when another millionaire
finances our future into rubble
and another celebrity takes a picture
of her gilded tits and ass
when epidemic becomes the norm
and god replaces the human heart and mind for good
when there is no hope in science
when philosophy has reached its apex
and benevolence becomes the crime
when new persecutions
stand around the edges of our borders
when hate is glorified
with patriotism and commercial dollars
when corporate sports become our only refuge
when loves becomes
just another four-letter-word
and art and literature have failed for good
when tree bark peels from the dying trees
and the shit-stained concrete lies bountiful
with the bodies of dead baby birds
when rabid dogs howl into the soda can ash
and the comedian can no longer
find anything left to laugh about
when the sun burns out due to boredom and sloth
perhaps then my friends
perhaps then.
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