Common sense
Is not so common
Wrestling with
A government employee
Can show you
Just how uncommon
Common sense has become
There is no consequence for them
In shuffling a permit file
Around on their desk
For weeks at a time
As they send
A carefully planned schedule
Tied to a carefully planned budget
Providing hundreds of jobs
And generating tens of thousands
Of dollars in local
Economic stimulation
Strait to the trash can
Using a few clicks
On a computer mouse
Stopping construction
Of several families houses
With no regard
To the havoc they wreak
Or the lives they wreck
Secure behind
Their government paycheck
Meanwhile in the real world
Dealing with the lack of
Basic common sense
Has become a daily event
In all areas of life
Not just with government
Some days
Are easier to deal with
Than other days
Today
Entering the wrestling ring
Brings no joy
Not one ounce
Keeping my head on my shoulders
Is not as easy as it used to be
My tolerance levels are low
And my patience just might blow
E.A. Fussell
08.25.2020
E. A. Fussell 