in the midst of a pandemic - v2

in the midst of a #pandemic - v2

two realities juxtaposed
#nature and #community
a #political #campaign
the #presidential #election
a great time of reckoning
in the midst of a #pandemic,
as a #nation, as each #state.

two sides opposed
#adversaries become #enemies
arguing about facts
not their meaning, their import,
separated into camps
a divided #tribal #kingdom
hardly a #united state.

the stakes couldn't be higher
our #fate in the balance
our #dream of #democracy
the #rule of #law,
#law and #order,
how we live #together
how we interrelate.

a showdown in the trenches
#armies deployed, mustered,
mortars lobbed, attacks
#people #suffering, #dying,
#protests, #riots in the street,
a great time of #reckoning,
as a #nation, each #state.

#poem #poetry #hope #pray #America @realdonaldtrump @JoeBiden #God #COVID19 #coronavirus #Covid_19 #UnitedStates

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