Monday, June 18, 2018

day FIVE HUNDRED and FIFTEEN


AWKWARD

world villain seems a poor fit
a history of tolerance

always a work in progress
landgrabs from the original inhabitants
centuries of slavery, decades of prejudice

still, the promise of liberty
liberal values, justice for all
free appropriate public education
a pretend lamp our acknowledgment

our beloved democracy
proving anyone can be president
even a tabloid tv star (you know who you are)
never one thought toward public service
in fact, against it!

nobody’s perfect
bombast only goes so far
our children at risk

I was a child
our country a hero
US, world villain
gonna take some getting used to

--Chuck Joy

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