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Ann's avatar

Scarwwy. Buckle up, people.

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Mary Holscher's avatar

as towering wave

as wildfires

as Fatima sun

Such a powerful and beautiful opening.

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Laura Pilnick's avatar

True

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Ronald Drimmel's avatar

Now there you go. A political poem that works. Reminds me of the "We're just fine" meme. The irrealism of the moment has been around so long that we risk becoming blind to it. We need such words to see by.

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Lev Raphael's avatar

The center isn't holding.

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Denise Wagner's avatar

Very dark, but reflective of our current situation. POWERFUL!

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Celeste's avatar

heavy, fatalistic, dark. Quite the poem!

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Deborah Kay Kelly's avatar

Envisioned, anticipated, felt, written so well.

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Carrie Skinner's avatar

Powerfully written!

I remember writing such things in the late 1960's - and here we go again.

We again hold our pens with clenched fists.

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Jim Sanders's avatar

Dark some of you readers think. The poem only reflects what can be seen by the light dimming from our democracy.

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Carole Roseland's avatar

But you won’t hear it on Fox News. They’ll be chattering about birthdays and parades.

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LeeAnn Pickrell's avatar

So reflective of this moment we’re in and where we’re headed.

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Jennifer Trainor's avatar

Sent chills down my spine. We are watching it happen and frozen in place, waiting for someone else to do something. Thank you for capturing this moment so powerfully.

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Janie Braverman's avatar

Well done, X. P.

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