day ONE HUNDRED and FORTY NINE

In Distress: the quilt

An upside down
bleached almost white

flag- a quilt
with a red tie

sewn in a circle
with the knotted

pattern crossing
the shape to form

the universal symbol
for NO

The border says:
Make America Great

crossed out: Polluted
substituted in bold

black lettering
fallen stars each
have a message inside:

Keystone Pipeline
Green House Gases
Toxic Dumped Lakes and Rivers

black lungs
and occluded harts

displayed day after
Paris Accord withdrawal

--Alan Catlin