JD DeHart



There is a new wall

around the town. We

hardly noticed it was there.

Suddenly, it came. We

were too busy dipping our

tongues in lattes.

In the words of the prophet

Jonah, Oh, whale. At least,

that’s what we gather.

No one reads anymore.

That’s what we learned in

high school. Other lessons learned:

Life is quick. Get what you can.

Money is the root.

Something something.

That’s exhausting.

A prophet or pundit tells us

all the news. Oh, whale.

We don’t know the difference

between those words now.

Words are just weapons

on the way to getting what

you want.

Delicious, scrumptious,

unctious, percilious, pernicious.

Half of those sound made up.

The wall is getting closer.

Must go. More news from

a distant comet coming soon.

