Short Insurrectionists Poems

~ January 6, 2021 ~ 


What good can come
  from the malevolence of today
Our jaws dropped to the floor
  as insurrectionists held sway

Our faith in our institutions shattered
  and, yes, in ourselves too
To handle the transition of power
  like democracies do

Staying angry won't help
  Instead we can learn a couple of lessons
To run 'by the book,' tightly-supervised elections
  ~ and never to let anyone with our capitol be messin'...

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