By John P Drudge
PROMPT—No one noticed ...
It clicks and clacks
Through time
Like jack boots
On government marble
New forms of idolatry
And poisoned messages
From a darker time
Anger
Mistrust
And hatred
Twisting into whipping posts
Of virulent fear
Breaking the seams
That split us into
Fragments of ourselves
Falling steadily
Out of grace
And growing suspicious
Of our sins
In the sinking sky
John P Drudge is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology. He is the author of four books of poetry: March (2019), The Seasons of Us (2019), New Days (2020), and Fragments (2021). His work has appeared widely in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies internationally. John is also a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee and lives in Caledon Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children.