J'ACCUSE
it is instinctual
to find fault
to find inadequate
and
to deny
to find an excuse
or three
for powerless
children
students
employees
citizens
spouses
immigrants
legal or not
political
contractual
even nuptial
servants
all slaves
voluntary
and involuntary
the powerless
real
and misperceived
have a personal lawyer
sitting on one shoulder
whispering
never admit
never accept blame
or criticism
no matter the subject
or object
and
lo
a new thesaurus
becomes available
of endless excuses
rational or irrational
related or disparate
till the critic bows
in shame and defeat
of sorts
to avoid a kerfuffle
time lines change
history becomes confusion
memory fragments get lost
tastes and views reposition
tradition is traded
learning is unlearned
not replaced
but
happily misplaced
a sign
of senescence
for the individual
idiocracy for the culture
and all the useless
meaningless subcultures
ahmet cafer celebiler
August 5. 2025
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