Windward Review Volume 19 (2021): Empathy and Entropy

Please.
Are we
supposed to believe
that a man
who puts kindness
before shrewdness
can succeed?
It’s idealistic rhetoric
that cannot be true.
A claim too bold
to hold water.
The world isn’t always
skies of blue.
But aren’t we due
for more positivity
on TV?
Perhaps.
But Lasso’s upliftment
is insane.
He wins people over
without exploitation,
and even eases their pain.
And it’s never explained
how this is possible.
You complain
because you believe you must.
In reality, I bet
you were impressed
that his kindness is what turned the odds
in his favor on his quest.
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I complain because in an ideal world,
empathy is something people should have.
But they do not.
And hence, I don’t buy
Lasso’s niceness,
nor do I believe
it is cause for applause.
But can we not make the world
a better place
if we create more heroes with an
affinity for sympathy?