for better or for worse

the ferrets are troubled
the leaves are sad
the squrrels have depression
the insects are sputtering

and the people are consuming
10,000 light years of joy on this planet
their rage and radicalism
only directed at those who
counter them

we must defend our shopping malls
we must defend our low wages
we must defend our sweatshop products
we must ahere to traditions and conventions

the chickens have a malady
the ferns are drooped
the kittens sigh with sorrow
the stars weep with real tears

and the children celebrate
their plastic toys and video games
the parents rejoice in free time
spent in front of a dictatorship
of how to spend an evening
the grandparents recount
the days of loyalty and virtue
and the civilisation sleeps

the onslaught of our ways
will come to an end.
for better or for worse.