sniper colony

"We might divide the population into three groups: those who believe some relevant falsehood, those who are susceptible to coming to believe it if they are influenced by someone who already does; and those who won’t be persuaded. The first group are infected; the second are susceptible; and the third recovered/immune."

helot that the contract BUSTS
download of despair UNCUT
coffee with asbestos SCONE
something awry in the twirled TUNER

knuckles-on-the-steerer STERN
bullet for another MEANT
discount for this shrug ELDER
paying landmark-voids ADIEU

here among our varied NEEDS
never vends enough of TRUST
cauliflower comes as PASTA
alien phiz that might be ASTER

whirlwind with a head of STEAM
yet will Nosferdamus TEASE
stroll with irritations ARMED
only at the ill, glean MIRTH

lava fields in IDAHO
concrete blocks that ooze RADON
i survive till one of THOSE
vultures on my frith, fang HONES

Documentary poetry.

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