“and others”

there are plenty of “and others."

one could rightly say there are too many.

one could say there are multitudes of "and others".

who are the masses of those classified as "and others"?

they gather behind the aura of the famed,

or the easily identifiable.

"Mobster "Tony Six-Toes" was shot dead today

along with famous gun moll Beatrix Pitts,... and others."

one can define “and others” as unidentified

witnesses to murders, or at the award ceremonies,

in small States mingling with big States, and

within the opinion polls of the frontrunners.

“and others” are as responsible as anyone

for the state of current affairs, and can be found

in the crevasses, and beneath the stairwells

among the overcrowded "and others" of non-survivors.

“and others” escape prosecution, can never be

personally praised for being smart enough

for buying the best automobile or smoking

the safest cigarette, or found guilty of an incident.

 "and others" are in the aether, are lighter than air,

are lingering beyond the Crab, and can be found

napping beyond the hub of its veil.

and more often than not, the common folk going

about the normal routines of their day, could soon become

thrown into the mix of the ever-present "and others"

who are by far, the loneliest people in the world.