Wednesday, December 02, 2015

A clear and present danger – v3

They constitute a challenge
a clear and present danger
to our people, to our nation
demagogues spewing
a cascade of lies, bile, of anger
no hope for stopping
their polarized language
the torrent of fear, of filth,
and hate overflowing
catching all in the maelstrom
the rising feared pitch

Raising the ante, the temperature,
with any who doubt, who we speak out
who cast aspersions, who challenge
who question their lies
The end as in the past, repeating
when we did not stop the tyrants
the bullies on the playground
those sitting at the committee rostrums
or standing at the gate to the citadels
blocking the doors of our schools, our colleges,
any of our places of learning

They are a clear and present danger
to all of our people, to our nation,
that will not end, that will not stop
until we defy the bullies
until we question their lies, their motives;
They will scream louder, more lies,
inciting others to violence
fed by the polls, their ratings
by the response of supporters
churning up the darker shades,
emotions, of our body politic

edited/new name December 12, 2015
He is a barker, a carnie
edited December 12, 2015
a demagogue and a bully – v3
(merging edits to original and version 2)
Edited/new name December 10, 2015
a barker, a carnie
edited December 9, 2015
a clear and present danger – v4
(editing version 3)
edited December 9, 2015
a demagogue and a bully – v2
edited December 9, 2015
a xenophobic cancer – v3
edited December 9, 2015
a barker at the carnie – v3
edited December 9, 2015
a barker at the carnie – v2
December 9, 2015
a barker at the carnie
edited December 9, 2015
a xenophobic cancer – v2
edited December 2, 2015
a clear and present danger – v3
(editing version 2)
November 25, 2015
a xenophobic cancer
November 25, 2015
a demagogue and a bully
edited November 25, 2015
A clear and present danger – v2
November 25, 2015
A clear and present danger


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