Unwavering voter loyalty, as the world melts,
a self-imposed blindness, “look but don’t see.”
Propaganda shatters convictions,
evidence turns to air, cementing echo chambers.

When we “listen but don’t hear,”
dissenting voices, challenging data,
dismissed as noise.
Emotional investment rejects info,
affirming blame.

“Speak by saying nothing,”
decay proliferates, a voter’s complicity.
Lack of agency, surrender of responsibility.
Silence isn’t neutral; it’s endorsement.
Not perceiving or voting, our detrimental legacy.

Copyright © Anthony Gillespie