The Decline

The Decline



A nation in decline
is charted
not by the ambit of a curve
but by a single line,
once started,
that continues and does not swerve.

Where has our spirit gone?
When did we
lose our sense of community
settling to be a pawn
that’s not free
while leaders tout disunity?

Too many have given
full measure
for us to accept the “new norm”
of a nation riven.
We treasure
our right to no longer conform.

Notes
An entry in "Pond Poetry"  [ASR]
Prompt: Image
Form: Tri-fall
The Tri-fall, created by Jan Turner, consists three 6-line stanzas, for a total of 18 lines.
The rhyme scheme is a,b,c,a,b,c and meter for each stanza is as follows: 6/3/8, 6/3/8.
This form requires little to no punctuation and can be written on any subject matter.

ambit ~ circumference; circuit
riven ~ rent or split apart.


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Ken