Biden fancies himself the American Cinncinatus

The furies are at home

in the mirror; it is their address.

Even the clearest water,

if deep enough can drown.

Never think to surprise them.

Your face approaching ever

so friendly is the white flag

they ignore. There is no truce

with the furies. A mirror’s temperature

is always at zero. It is ice

in the veins. Its camera

is an X-ray. It is a chalice

held out to you in

silent communion, where gaspingly

you partake of a shifting

identity never your own.

“Reflections” by R.S. Thomas

Many people in this country just won’t settle for any form of government besides the military. It is not a Trump thing, nor is it a problem you can throw money at.