Closer Together Comments

I may be shirking my duty but I do not honestly think I can comment on a political poem like this because I have NOT been reading news, watching news, talking news. etc. Six years I was inspired by Obama's intelligence, eloquence, etc. I don't know why his presidency has failed my expectations and others' obviously. I don't know why people distrust his moral character. I DON'T KNOW and in those three words is my confession of unreadiness: I won't add to the welter of words mine based as they would be in ignorance. // My spiritual view, which may be unrealistic, is that we must forge a global society for our future survival. And the emphasis on nation-states including ours is counterproductive for the planet. WHO SPEAKS FOR EARTH? was Carl Sagan's mantra - mine too. // I'm not disparaging your poem, dear RoseAnn, it has the integrity and expressiveness of your work on many topics. I am putting a muzzle on my voice because I've already put blinders on my eyes. I just read an article by Jane Goodall on the fragility of EARTH. I trust her, not politicians, I trust her chimpanzes (!) to do the right thing, not the average politico. I'm rambling. Don't take this too seriously. It's a phase I'm going through in early old age. I wasn't a KNOW-NOTHING during my 34 years of teaching, but I was younger, more hopeful.