Replacing Resolutions

fermented tentacles of duopoly politics
enigmatic fetish for fake news monopolies
farcical exhibitionist polling booth rituals
discordant poverty amidst glorified plenties
despotic cacophony of viral media fames
cataclysms wrought by manmade tsunamis
xenophobia, russophobia, islamophobia
racism, casteism, sexism, transphobias
feudal intolerance for #metoo movements
zealous condemnations on unfree palestinians
fervently dedicated to geographic boundaries
indifferent towards arizona detention rallies
where immigrant children get brutally tortured
god blessed land of opulent nationalists
harboring disaffection for "illegal aliens"
humanity withers away without a vestige
-to all of those forlorn in begotten years
here's to revolutions...replacing resolutions

- Saswat Pattanayak, Peoples’ Poet
New York, January 1, 2019