Sir Angus Deaton penned a thought
In stipulating, mankind aught
Not dwell about in maudlin things,
Rather that he spread his wings
To seek beyond the meaningless
And declined virtues' sleaziness.
The collapse of that which matters
Has rent it all, so much in tatters
That, they, who lack the years of school,
Discouraged by oppression's rule,
Depressed to Hell by biased laws...
Collapse... amid this sea of flaws.
Mainly blacks in rust belt states
Poor white trash, who fester hates,
Those imbued, forgotten souls
Sidestepped by societies' goals
Opaque, invisible to most,
Ignored now by their gilded host.
Retreating to frustrations hit
In regressions' darkened pit,
Where life douses meanings' fire
Deflating down, too deep, too dire...
Just dis-ignite the living switch
Declaring forfeiture to Rich!
M.
30 July 2020
According to Deaton in todays edition of "Hardtalk" on BBC television, morbidity induced suicide in poor America is equivalent to three Boeing 747s ploughing into terra firma daily, roughly the same as the current death rate of Covid 19 countrywide.
