Fascist police patrol
Strict rules community
Everything has a place
And place for everything.
Everywhere
One looks
Devoid of garbage
Or homeless people.
Sterile cityscape
Uninspired crumbling buildings
Flashing neon signs
Great Dealmaker’s name
Fill skyline.
People move
Like silent drones
Drab coloured clothes
From one building
To another.
Never glancing around
Instilled culture of fear
By ruling elite
With their mother's milk.
Defiance is
One way ticket
For reeducation
Disappearing forever.
Nightlife
Daily mandatory bonfire meetings
Praising Great Dealmaker
And his wisdom.
Unexplained
Or unsatisfactory reasons
Another reeducation trip.
Otherwise
Public spaces are
Silent gloomy tombs
Absent life.
Despite official encouragement
Population steadily declines
Back alleyway clinics grow
Coathangers displayed.
Stoic community
Awaiting deathblow.
Therisa © 2018
Author’s note: Written for this week’s Poets United midweek motif word prompt: city. A bleak dystopian future city with a Trump-like leader. In Canada, conservative parties are represented by the colour blue.
