anti-critical race theory…

mind contrived stories
but no correlated facts
just mere conjecture
humans seem to do that well
confusing their myths as truths

 

 

anti-abortionist…

poor
little
homeless waif
you were promised
so much
but
in the end
all you’ve been given
are
worthless words
words
impossible
to digest
and
further
give off no warmth
when
winter comes
nor
cooling shade
from
summer’s heat
oh
but rest
assured
you
were
useful
in
getting
them
elected
but
you can’t take
that
to the bank

 

 

let the record show…

buried beneath
the rubble of political rhetoric
children
dying
in
the cancerous womb
of
ambition
and
greed
let the record show
as the children
cried out for help
and their bodies
were ripped apart
by assault weapons
only
self-serving words
were heard
from
washington’s marble halls
let the record show
those
who have sworn
to
serve
the nation’s people
selflessly
no longer wear
the nation’s flag
upon their lapel
but
weapons
used to kill
our children
proclaiming
the nation is second
to their quest for power
let the record show
their desire for power
is so strong
they are
willing
to devour
the entrails
of
children
born and unborn
let the record show

 

 

criminal cases…

the brown bag prophet
was sheltering
from
a winter storm
in
the main library
roosting
in a mound
of
legal books
when i inquired
about
what he was doing
the prophet
said
i’m trying
to
figure out
the difference
between
involuntary manslaughter
and
first degree murder
when
the weapon used
is
words
and
whether or not
the number
of
deaths caused
is
a variable
in that determination
for example
that girl
whose words
led to a suicide
was
convicted
of
manslaughter
typhoid mary
got a 23 year
quarantine
for her
reckless behavior
a sentence
that
caused her death
by the way
so
what should
happen
to
politicians
whose words
result
in the deaths
of
thousands
and
in some cases
millions
even if
unintentional
it
would
still be
considered
manslaughter
under the law
since
it was due to
recklessness
but
given the number
of
deaths
does it transform
into
first degree murder
plus
shouldn’t those
those sworn
to
serve
be held
to
a higher standard

the underbelly…

we’re
classroom discussions
presented
as if
we were
separate
from 
the rest
of
society
society’s
social problems
to be
resolved
via
classroom exercises
in
words
volloyed between students
and
professors
as if
a tennis match
proposed solutions
without
any contact
with
reality
speaking
of
homelessness
and
starvation
before
heading home
or
dining out
we’re
the distorted
middletown characters
written
into the pages
of
intellectual fantasy
ignored
or
harassed
along the sidewalks
of
nonexistent
typical cities
for
each city
is as unique
as
the souls
that
occupy it
so
formulaic strategies
are
fated to fail
and
when they do
the discussion
returns
to
the classroom

from one acronym to another…

uac
crossing the border
are
apprehended
by
dhs’s
cbp
cbp
and
ice
detain
uac
routinely
for
longer than
six months
then
cbp
transfers uac
to
hhs’s
orr
orr
operates
icfs
to house
the
uac
and
if by now
you’re saying
omg
this all seems like
tfh
shouldn’t we
be
irl talking
about
the almost
7 thousand children
separated
from
their parents
at
the border
then
ygtp

 

 

common criminals in congress…

should we be governed
by nefarious liars
just an inquiry
wondering if the nation’s
willing to drink that kool-aid

mandatory school board qualifications…

the brown bag prophet
stopped me
and said
he had
a question
for me
he asked
if students
must meet
quantitative standards
to graduate
doesn’t it seem appropriate
that school board members
also meet
some standards
like
knowing the difference
between
a political agenda
and
a curriculum
maybe 
having
read
the books
they want to ban
or
at least
be able
to
read
and
comprehend
the deeper meaning
of
the lorax
by
dr. seuss

 

 

 

 

like every year before…

when destitution
permeates society
people seek out and
believe whatever false hope 
is preached by charlatans
who offer up empty dreams
designed to make themselves rich

 

 

 

taliban and the gop…

a common world view
only their power matters
women are chattel 
and only they can make rules
which we should blindly follow
it’s the grim reaper’s life view