Afterward

Afterwards

previous principles do not apply  

strangeness frames everything

clandestine forums claim precedent

Those who were once deemed wise,

angle their faces to a point where the sun might rise.

They frown at innovation,

we bend to a God who is no longer an imaginary idea
floating through outer or inner space,
she is a gatekeeper of finances, a promoter of desires.

Now that we are able to ask the question,

science is prevaricating,

lulling us into a stupor of clumpy over-simplification

to protect the interests of anonymous donors.

We neglect to re-bore.

A precarious bridge spans diplomacy to law,

any two points can be connected by a line,

the shortest is not necessarily the straightest.

Theorem based loyalists privilege simplicity over bent,

for others, there is an abrupt hiatus in hope.

To carry the can for the fool was the ambition of many

and now the most probable outcome.
There is an abrupt dissipation of hope in the face of impending doom.

Informed people say, no survivor will be brought to book.

All post hoc efforts will revolve around self-preservation,

there will be no benefit, only misery.

Tears will not soften the blows,

laughter may be considered a sign of madness,

it might even provoke jealousy, or in the best case, execution.