Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

Inauguration Day

I couldn't watch; I plugged my ears.
(My husband turned it on.)
A sadness filled me up; I fear
My way of life is gone.

The new administration
Will not welcome folk like me
And in the next 4 years we can't
Predict how things will be.

I haven't felt this out of touch
Since protesting the war
(Viet Nam, while in college);
I was angry to the core.

But now that rage is tempered
By despondency and fear
For I never ever thought
That such a thing could happen here.

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Maurice Rigoler January 20, 2017 at 2:31 PM On the last line of stanza 4: Well, my dear lady, it has – and I still find it hard to accept. I now await the reaction of his speech from the rest of humanity. Will be posting another "Letter" poem tonight. Thank you so much for reading me . Don't lose any sleep over Trump, the welfare of your health is more important. / M