Chartering

Statements rain down the audience in an orderly fashion-

Moving words of proposition- well thought of, convincing

The listener - that's the only way to battle Satan;

Chartering "togetherness"- each one on its own tin

Throwing its' vote, or scraping a signature somewhere

For something never heard of before, but

Doing it for the sake of being there, though applauding nonsense

Simply disturbs his hearing aid, that

Starts whistling frenziedly

And the task of deciding what to do next, urges him

Not to amuse himself, no that it matters either;

Just some civic rightness and a simple crappy gesture

A made – up - smile and an interested- looking- look

Nodding to the left. "Hi!" Nodding to the right. "Hi!"

Amid flashing cameras in front, from the right, from the left;

Mastering skills of aiming at their faces,

Forcing them blinking

Wearing to their appearances some nutty,

Boisterous smiles

As they look civilly for the nearest potential exit

" Excuse us!" "Please!"

Their steps rain down in an orderly fashion

Before their steps, their minds reach the last door

Through the main entrance, and out;

"Hello!" "Hi!" “We've just chartered the charter about…”

Perparim /Jan '06