Red Rage

Please explain to me how we can send something

like this 310 million miles, MILLION< I SAID
MILLION miles into space, ten bleepin' years ago,

and yesterday have it get to a pre-determined comet, 

hover there while they are both moving,

 and then drop for 7 hours down onto the comet,

 and attach itself

and start sending data back to earth,

as the comet makes it's way to it's destiny of

burning up in the sun.

AND

we cannot end, or even reduce hunger,

stop wars,

reduce global warming,

or even listen to what 95% of all scientists now

agree is FACT about climate change,

throw all slimy lobbyists out of Washington,

get the Kardashians and their kind off the tube,

agree that great health care is a given, not a privilege,

really-really educate our/all kids well,

or pass a damn bill in our government?

If I started a list with all the bleepin' things

we could and should be doing, 

I would still be typing said list 10 years

from now and very little will have changed, 

and I would have imploded with my red rage.

Let's put all the ignorant, selfish, hateful, self serving people

on the next one going up and let them fry their ass

as they ride their special comet toward the sun.

Giddyup!

so.... it's been a while since I had a rant-

don't mess with my ranting self,

I am savoring my anger..

while at the same time

marveling, no... awe struck that human beings

 are brilliant enough to do such a thing.

10 years!

1/2 the time it takes to launch a child

into happy productive adulthood.

WOW!