Empty Heads

by Rainer Link / October 18th, 2026

Trudging to a bistro
they order eggs benedict
and lament the cost of eggs
while fascism speeds along.

Surely Brecht was right
you can’t pursue morality
with hunger in your head
while fascism speeds along.

The cost of eggs is high
and some have empty guts
yet empty heads are many
while fascism speeds along.

Rainer Link has published two novels, The Activists and Tales of Political Infidels: Trump’s Lickspittles and Lackeys. Read other articles by Rainer.

This article was posted on Sunday, October 18th, 2026 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.