The Harvest

Send out your crop dusters.

Sow division, draw divides.

Pollinate the public consciousness,

fertilise with “fake news” and lies.

The key ingredient to control

is this pesticide;

kill off the critical thinking that can change a mind.

Instead, ferment entrenchment,

so deep they’ll defend bare lies.

Now with reason utterly polluted

they stay blindly loyal at your side.

Incredible. How, absurdly, you can convince

Yours and their interests

could ever be aligned.

All the while waiting,

behind your back,

the sharpest Shock Doctrine scythe.