November 30, 2023 – A

There is no way 
of securing,
of devising and nailing in place,
the kind of world we would like to live in.

Fascists are everywhere all of the time,
and have been from the start.

The American Revolution established
our independence from England,
but the fascists were at our side
through the fight and following it
to this very day.

Ridding ourselves of the fascists
is ridding ourselves of our father,
and, perhaps, mother.
Of our Uncle Carl,
and our brother Mark,
our niece Betty
and our cousin Lois...

There is no end to the line
of fascists opposed to our idea
of how things ought to be.

And fascists don't play fair.
Gerrymandering and packing the courts,
buying US Senators and Representatives
with hefty donations for becoming
shadow fascists...
the list is insanely wrong and long,
and everyone becomes a potential enemy
in the making.

Try living there and liking it.
And realizing there is everywhere
and we can't get away from it.
It is as though we are are Russian citizens
in Russia,
or Chinese citizens in China,
or South American citizens practically 
anywhere in South America..

The world is becoming fascist as we sneeze and breathe.
And the world is suffering from the fascists
wielding power throughout the world.

The world is coming to an end again,
as it has done countless times
throughout its existence,
only it is more intense this time,
and more unified in its
"Say goodbye to Liberty, Justice, Equality, Truth,
because fascism has won
and is coming for you in one way or another!"

And hope has been reduced to a rock
we carry in our hearts
and a wish for deliverance
we drag with us along the way. 

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