I see now why the first deities were female.
Only a woman speaks to the soul of birth
and breathes new life into
every soul on this beloved earth.
Goddesses with distended wombs
weighted with hopefulness
are found in every ancient tomb.
Our future had seemed lost.
The entire world seemed doomed.
Death in every household loomed.
A globe on fire steeped in hateful rhetoric
gunned down every effort to escape
a despondent, hopeless fate.
Covid stole the innocence
of even those usually sitting on the fence.
No one was content to wait and see
what November wrought for democracy.
Moneyed oligarchs of greed stole hope
as well control over justice with abuse of power.
Federalist Society Judges delayed justice
hour after hour after hour after hour.
Even the Supreme Court undermined
the Constitution which is yours and mine;
not theirs, not wealthy donors, not those in power.
Then she, she, she, she, she, she, she
took the torch and raised it high.
Emma Lazarus’ female guards our harbor.
Kamala guards us in our darkest hour.
Her smile and laughter brings us
up from our knees, our prayers answered.
A goddess has arisen and made a fuss
of all the lies and hate-filled derision.
Her solemn promise made to us
that she will fight at our side.
She will tan the evil-doers hide
as mothers have always done,
chastising our sins one-by-one.
And so we rise with delighted surprise
to shout as one that we are not done,
and we are not going back where death resides.
We are going forward where life begins.
To a place where elections are open to all.
To a place where life is treasured not spent
on greed and control and all that is indecent.
We are headed to the polls to give our consent
to a mother goddess from heaven’s descent;
called by Joe’s prayers, who always seems to know
what we need and whom to follow.
annarino writes 
LETTER TO GEORGE WASHINGTON
Dear George,
I write to you
with unfortunate news.
The position you first held
as leader of our new nation
is no more.
The “mister” you insisted
was to be your title,
one you proudly wore,
has been put aside.
“Mister” President is now free
to commit crimes
with immunity.
You put your sizable fortune,
your very life,
your sacred honor
on the line
to create a new nation
where no man is divine.
Each “mister” can be
charged with a crime,
presumed innocent
until found guilty at trial.
All evidence subject to review;
no hiding behind position.
No man above the law.
Until now.
The king you and your patriots
deposed is back in charge.
I mourn the useless
suffering and death at Valley Forge.
The Robert’s Court
threw you, your men and all of us
under the despotic, greedy bus
of those as wealthy as you
and our Founding Fathers were.
They do not use their power of wealth
as you did…for us.
They use theirs with stealth
to rule with absolute immunity
of positional power.
They destroy our nation hour by hour.
We can no longer question
the acts in which crime’s plans are mentioned.
Such Republicans have wrought
what King George the Third could not;
The destruction of our democracy,
and replaced it with autocracy.
My dearest George.
Our republic will soon be no more.
Please pray for us,
I most sincerely implore.
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