FALLEN HEROES

Greetings Hairballers,

The election is finally over and I’m personally thrilled with the results.  Most of the “buzarros” lost, restoring my faith in the electorate.

The issue of loyalty and hero worship is shouting at us. How much is truth, how much projection?

The list is long:  Athletes, who needed a shot in the ass (steroids) to get across the room; journalists, who ignored events or bent the truth; do-nothing politicians, beholden to their money interests and the lunatic fringe; employers threatening workers to garner votes; and on and on and on. (Note abundant use of semicolons) There was a lot of “crash and burn” this year and it’s left many stunned.  Funny, how that loyalty thing is a two-way street.

Here’s my take on some who fell along the way—

Fallen Heroes©

         FMHorner

faded dreams and

glory lost

disillusioned and confused

in the ethers,

an echo of angry voices

dissolved to silence

all is dark

the unraveling

complete

honor eclipsed

by promises not kept

faith is cast aside

legacies,

forever marred

by ignominious behavior,

now falling stars

that leave a scar in indigo

and then are gone

there is no triumph

in fallen heroes

only sadness

 'til next week,

Hairballs to all,

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