Outfits

Getting dressed: a closet full
of inappropriate outerwear.
There's nothing in there to cover
the bare nakedness of my heart.

The Today Show's
violent home invasion,
brutal exploitation of dead
Syrian babies gaping,
taking last gasps
in the aftermath of gas attacks,
emphatic talking heads,  

brain rapists force-feeding
us breakfast, bombastic
prattle, graphic, measured
spoonfuls of fear. We are exposed,
no clothes to cover or protect us
from the elements. Naked

as newborns, this morning
mourning humanity, adorned
in helplessness tailor made
to suit our denuded populace.