Tag: society

Speaking truth

A leader proclaims:
mankind’s proclivity for fakery;
its propensity for violence
and prosthetics to happiness;
the attempts to prolong life,
while prompting change,
unseeing prospective growth
uncaring of progressive efforts;
its focus on self promotion;
blurriness for natural produce;

As the good leader proclaims
the foolhardiness in process
public protests ensue.

The perfect guide

Alisa was the cleverest in the family, and the brightest in class. If anyone could uphold his name, her father claimed, it’d be her. Of his four children, only she possessed the craftiness to carry on his legacy.

Mr. Farber had been a criminal lawyer for fifteen years. From political goons to local thugs, he’d bail anyone out as long as cheques cleared. He cared for process times, and never for process rights.

Growing up listening to arguments disproving facts, Alisa, too, followed suit. As her career spiked she became more like her father, lacking nothing but a moral compass.

Suppose we juxtapose

Vacancies with on-the-job training:
for the self-starters
the go getters
dreamers and doers.

Theoretical certification necessary.