Do you see the military
roaming city streets?
It is not my imagination
we are a threatened nation
about to lose our liberty.
The military which was once
our department of defense
against outside enemies
has turned its face within.
Now, it is the department of war
against those it would once defend.
We saw this coming.
We raised the alarm.
You answered with smarmy charm
that both sides do it.
What “it”? I ask.
I do not make war against you.
I build no fence to enclose you
in concentration camps
and jail cells with no chance of bond,
nor due process, nor rule of law.
You do all this and more.
You call me names to intimidate
and threaten my peace, my livelihood.
You take away my safety net, my health,
my happiness, my freedom to speak
and resist you. You call me your enemy
to justify your willingness
to let the constitution be tossed aside.
you no longer have integrity nor pride.
You can only feel shame if you have pride.
And you have no shame.
But, I…
I have enough pride for two;
enough to be ashamed of you.
annarino writes 