Author: Gary Beck Source: https://www.polseguera.com/writers/writing-683_unveilings.html Unveilings Gary Beck/Unveilings   Political Sketch Too many of us have become so angry, so self-righteous we don't care if our country is torn apart, rather than reach across the great divide and compromise. Soon we will be like Russia oligarchs, functionaries, serfs, since our refusal to agree cast so many into poverty and the Chinese leadership laughs as our empire dissolves and they inherit the earth.     Where Are the Caretakers? In tribal times the way of life was always imperfect but there was always someone who helped the people. Nation states became bigger and bigger the few became richer and richer, but we no longer know who is the guardian of the people.     Cold Spell Winter chill grips the city. People scurry from store to store urgent to buy supplies before the big snowstorm blankets the streets, marooning us in interneted apartments so we barely notice enforced isolation, already adapted to pandemic distancing, those of us with choices, while the homeless dissolve on frigid sidewalks, unable to compel sheltering warmth.     Loss of Power In the land of broken dreams conflicting forces conspire to thoroughly divide us into clashing groups, irreconcilable politicians, wearied citizens who no longer know who or what to believe. Our leaders disagree about almost everything and tolerance has departed for opposing views. People are frightened, angry, confused. No one solves our problems that get worse and worse, except for the rich who expect to survive the dissolution of empire.     Mount Witless An American Monument   The first head sculpted on this ignoble site was former President Buchanen, who did absolutely nothing to avert the Civil War.   The second head sculpted on this not yet landmark site was former President Hoover, who made the Great Depression worse and ensured American pots didn't have chickens.   The third head sculpted brought glamour to the site, former President Kennedy, assassinated in office, revered by many who forgot he almost incinerated the world. The fourth head sculpted brought self-aggrandizement to the site, vociferous President Trump who did more than anyone before to divide the nation, while boasting he was Lincoln, Roosevelt, Churchill.   Only time will tell and history determine if the nouveau arrivistes, on splendiferous Mount Witless will ever rival Mount Rushmore in the hearts of Americans.   Unveilings is an unpublished poetry collection that requests a look at the human condition.