Influenca

by Cliff Lake

They’re out there,
Really out there…
They critique the critic.
They ruminate.
They buzzard the news cycle.
They fringe.
They associate themselves with the infamous
To create their own celebrity.
They are hangers-on,
Deniers of compatriotry,
They are third-from-the-left,
They are there.
Click-baiters and namedroppers,
Leeches of the electronic sort.
They fester.
They roil.
They cogitate in wild supposition.
They discuss.
They detail.
They leave out the salient.
Infamy is their road,
Notoriety their vehicle,
Speculation their destination.
Opinion distributors.
Conspiracy providers.
See them elucidate!
Hear them decode!
They illustrate their notions bravely!
They expound assumptions in the face of logic!
Courageous confusers.
Contriving consultants.
Who are we to provide fact?
Don’t we know that their livelihood is at stake?
How unjust it is to employ critical thinking
When unjustifiable imaginings are ever so profitable!
Contain your researchful impulse I say!
Stay that questioning!
Do these opine without groundwork for nothing?
No!
They do it for money!
How can you starve someone
Just because they are blatantly disingenuous?
I ask you,
What would Jesus do?
He’d probably read a book…
A good book…

Cliff Lake 12/24/2025
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