Show Stopper

 
(for Roopa )

 
When they
press that
shiny button
jump start
the fiery show

 
Press that shiny
button
and make the
living planet
blow
 
Press that shiny
button
so even the
drained come
aglow
 
*
 
In sullen
stupefaction
devoid conscious
action
 
*
 
Accountants will account
professors profess
politicians politick
police police
auditors audit
pilots pilot
butchers butcher
armies army
navies navy
lawyers lawyer
teachers teach
preachers preach
brokers broker
managers manage
podcasters podcast
shrinks shrink
doctors doctor
judges judge
pawnbrokers pawn
engineers engineer
drivers drive
chauffeurs chauffeur
legislators legislate
mayors mayor
presidents preside
broadcaster broadcast
bishops bishop
and proctors proctor
 
*
 
The Modernist Machine
just will not stop
and none shall
halt to hear
The Dread Package
drop
 
Only children
will pause
and look up
at the sky
 
Crying
all too plaintive
but why
o but why?
 
Hush hush
children
do not be
deterred
 
The Show
must go
on
though it
may seem
absurd
 
Until you
and I
and every
thing
under the sun
 
Until you
and I
and every
thing
 
ALL are Undone
 
[©R.Kanth2022]
 
Professor Rajani Kanth, is Author of Coda, A Day in the Life, and Expiations