My plan was to document
about all the misguided souls
in their daily parade
of selfishness, hubris and idiocy
about all the misguided souls
in their daily parade
of selfishness, hubris and idiocy
from my perch
of unassailable
self-righteous justification:
of unassailable
self-righteous justification:
the MAGA cosplay fascists
who are intimidating election workers
so that others may not vote,
who are intimidating election workers
so that others may not vote,
the White supremacists
who want to kill
their presumed replacements,
who want to kill
their presumed replacements,
the Christian literalists
who think the correct interpretation
can be written and read,
who think the correct interpretation
can be written and read,
the scared Alpha Males
who hide behind guns
and tweet their threats,
who hide behind guns
and tweet their threats,
but since I am not
in their shoes,
my words
would be
as morally vacuous
as their actions.
in their shoes,
my words
would be
as morally vacuous
as their actions.
If I label them
as misguided,
then there’s hope,
as misguided,
then there’s hope,
but if I think
they are the enemy
then, they must
be eradicated.
they are the enemy
then, they must
be eradicated.
Then,
who would be
the misguided one?
who would be
the misguided one?
You're so good. I live in MAGA central and not so generous. I am terrified about Tuesday.
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