The Daily Political Moment

By William Doreski 

Scolding the world in public

eases the dark congealing

in your shapely, old-fashioned skull.

The coffee shop hums. Urns deplete

as snow whirls in the doorway.

Baked goods hunker on display.

 You speak loudly to allow

the woolen opposition to hide

behind phrases heard on TV.

Yet no one shouts or even speaks.

You’ve engendered a silence

too dense for the digital world

to violate. Your mouth turns down

like a crescent moon warning

of far worse weather to come.

William Doreski lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He has taught at several colleges and universities. His most recent book of poetry is Cloud Mountain (2024).  His essays, poetry, fiction, and reviews have appeared in various journals.