by Pat Tompkins
we like to think we’re superior
unlike those foolish people of the past
with their many mistaken ideas
the flat earth centering the universe
unlike those foolish people of the past
looking to augury and soothsayers
the flat earth centering the universe
readers of astral charts and tea leaves
looking to augury and soothsayers
unlucky numbers, inauspicious days
readers of astral charts and tea leaves
chiromancers, prophets, profiteers
unlucky numbers, inauspicious days
attempts to make sense of the unknown
chiromancers, prophets, profiteers
beware of those who disregard
attempts to make sense of the unknown
scientists can’t explain everything
beware of those who disregard
hypotheses, experiments, theories
scientists can’t explain everything
gold still holds power over humans
hypotheses, experiments, theories
doubt about different chemistries
gold still holds power over humans
with their many mistaken ideas
doubt about different chemistries
we like to think we’re superior
Pat Tompkins is an editor in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her poems and short fiction have appeared in KYSO Flash, Grievous Angel, Thema, and other publications.