~•~ Pen in hand Biden’s work on day one: His publicist shared with reporters (weird) Mandating mask use, how he’d begun, Boost eviction moratorium Seventeen executive orders: ~•~ An end to the Muslim travel ban W.H.O. keeps us aboard Secured DACA from the racist’s plan Building the wall- stopped, scarcely began Rejoined the Paris Climate … Continue reading President Biden Day One (No Sharpie)
Category: Poems
Consequences First, Then Unity
Overlook flex cuffs, bombs, and gallows The cornered leaders plea It's time for unity and healing There’s nothing here to see https://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/1348293638648782851?s=21 A map of tunnels in the basement, Directions from the vice, Meanwhile, the mob is plotting To return “next time not so nice” https://twitter.com/jcrongeyer/status/1348271530346733571?s=21 Erik Prince’s blackwater army Push past the maga pawn … Continue reading Consequences First, Then Unity
The Next Road Taken
~~ A bleak cold winter’s gray weighted sky, No crunch of leaves reduced underfoot, Imagining the whats, wheres, and whys, Brilliance muted, sodden, élan dies, Contemplating the variant route. ~~ I detest this season; is that wrong? In six months I’ll search then to compare: Cerulean sky, June days prolonged, Two yellow birds in a … Continue reading The Next Road Taken
Social Distancing March to April— a poem
Ventured out to the grocer, A day four weeks past; Always responsible, Muzzled in a face mask. ~ I saw no single soul With a face-covering. Which is meaningless; Because I couldn't see a thing. ~ This is an understatement: I was discomposed. While my glasses fogged up. Hell’s fire burned in my nose ~ … Continue reading Social Distancing March to April— a poem
Land of the Free, No Matter the Cost— a poem
Captain O’Crazy-town, bankruptcy boy Held rallies and golfed, dumb isn’t a ploy COVID denier- was one week too late Pandemic talons sunk in every state ~ ~ 20,000 people could’ve been spared Experts warned, he didn’t listen or didn’t care Two weeks- 40,000 might not have died Instead, 60k projected lost lives ~ ~ Played … Continue reading Land of the Free, No Matter the Cost— a poem
Tangled up in Blue— Foreboding — a limerick
No political pontification Today, only alienation... I feel excluded Not yet invited? To escape, or is it vacation?I read this statistic yesterday: The U.S. State Department has reported a 47% increase in the number of US passports issued in 2019, bringing the yearly total to 20,690,491. Where is everyone going? Is this spike a contingency … Continue reading Tangled up in Blue— Foreboding — a limerick