Don'T Tread On Me

one hand on the world in a spin
agony twists on a single thread
eager to feed the machine
a stranglehold weave 
bear the fabric of a lie
wear the symbol in deceit 
the day to day insurgence
a gaslight politics
resonates hate
the lure of a crowd 
wanting stains 
a sea of hands in need 
threads the fringe 
a needle in motion
steady frame a sewing notion 
strums the string 
winds the beat 
calls marching feet
the tremble will not cease
sedition has a face
to clever lies they sing 
freedoms hymns and begging dreams
pen the scars of grief's ink
misery takes a bold leap
holds tight her hammer and swings 




Terry D'Arcy Ryan
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Warlov Avatar
February 23, 2023 at 9:13 PM
Demagogue ~ gains popularity by arousing the common people against elites through oratory- whips up passions - appeals to emotion - scapegoating 'out-groups' , exaggerating dangers - stoke fears, lying for emotional effect- rhetoric to drown reasoned deliberation - encourage fanatical popularity - to overturn norms of political conduct, or promises or threatens to do so. ~~~ sound familiar?
Awtry Avatar
March 2, 2021 at 6:57 AM
Strong evocative write! Like the image you've chosen, too. Blessings :)
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