Burn the Big Top Down
center ring excitation
for flame-painted ladies
handsy geriatric clowns
has dampened
a dry wit is wasted
on this rowdy crowd
but they do get aroused
by a hot fire cracker
burn
the big top
down
roast the barkers
char the lion tamers
let loose the big cats
liberate wizened pachyderms
set free beast of burdens
replume
clipped birds
with quill and tephra
so they may elevate
charter, scroll, and script
beyond the gritty clutches
of old hackneyed
carnies
strike and flint
torch the marquee
incineration will obliterate
any lingering reek and refuse
burn this circus down
From Cordelia by the Tragically Hip
Treading the boards, screaming out Macbeth
Just to see how much bad luck you really get
Jump in the ring with your hidden cape
The bull can't decide, what it is that he really hates
https://twitter.com/Sunshin57927853/status/1502767950771605504
- Sunshin57927853
My rumble response ...
Irony we got ... authenticity is what we are short on, says Falstaff, in a Shakespearean aside. Jt's trip to Europe appears a very expensive, fossil burning photo shoot. Neither him nor anyone in his party are fit to lead and obviously take their lead from outside Canada. In the face of obvious lies and a move to authoritarianism, a true democratic leader would stand up to his party and not toe the line of tyranny. She would serve truth and the people.
The Libs seem determined to bankrupt the country; have for some time answered ANY critical questions on ANY subject with the script ... we are in a pandemic; get vaccinated. You would get a more varied response from a Magic 8 Ball. I guess they got new lines. If Putin is paying any attention to what JT says, I'm certain it is for comic relief or fashion tips. JT got some good play earlier on with the expression "talking moistly" ... high distraction that was. Enjoy.
https://rumble.com/vvi4yb-justin-trudeau-remix-talk-moistly-to-me-.html
I imagine that 'slippage' was hi-lighted and repeated for the same reason. "Don't look here ... look at the handsome(spit) well dressed man talking dirty."
There does seem to be some political promise in the race for leadership among the Conservatives, who now appear more liberal and democratic and in support of the working class than the Liberals and New Democratic Party combined. This pains me; I do feel the grass roots of the NDP are still true to humanity, but they have chosen very poorly wrt to leadership. You may like to take a look at the unfathomable support he gets from Jagmeet Singh. Rather than do the job of an opposition leader, protect our democracy and the working class, he has chosen the role of best-supporting actor. The Libs have a minority government and cannot do anything without JS and NDP support.
Authenticity ... authenticity ... authenticity ... where you be. Perhaps in the likes of Dr. Leslyn Lewis. One hopes but direct democracy as the end game.
‘Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow’, Spoken by Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 5
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death.
Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
70
A metaphor holds value
Not because of its accuracy
Believing metaphor to be accurate
Is folly and leads to myth
Which leads to attachment to ideals
Leading to a clouded mind
Leading to chaos
Link to spoken word
A metaphor holds value
In its unraveling
In the seeking to understand
Through an open mind
Inaccuracies are revealed
New truths are found
The gain is the act of doing
The opening of your mind