April 20, 2023

in retrospect

By Kat Myrman 

in retrospect

civilization
left to gerrymandered right
exposed their dark side,
extreme-powered corruption,
chaos-fed barbarism, 

where democracy
was devoured by madness
and pro-life killers

~kat
NaPoWriMo 2023 Challenge Day Twenty; Have you ever heard someone wonder what future archaeologists, whether human or from alien civilization, will make of us? Today, I’d like to challenge you to answer that question in poetic form, exploring a particular object or place from the point of view of some far-off, future scientist? The object or site of study could be anything from a “World’s Best Grandpa” coffee mug to a Pizza Hut, from a Pokemon poster to a cellphone.

Today’s prompt took me down a dark rabbit hole. Things right now are completely mad. I can’t imagine what future generations will think of us. The poetry form: a tanka/senryu combo.
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