Thousands gathered in pouring rain
that fizzled to drizzle
before again filling drains
in a deluge of tears shed from the sky
for all the cruel MAGA plans in 2025.
Cars in parade drove round and round
filled with those too weak or sick to stand
letting the blare of horns shift feet off the ground
as protesters lifted signs and waved
in true solidarity, camaraderie and pride.
Every viewpoint, every age, every gender
straight or pride, every religion; all differences aside.
Small towns, big cities and rural hamlets,
countries all around the globe
joined together, lifted signs with epithets
and reminders the people run this country
not oligarchs, nor despots, nor traitors, nor kings.
Enough is enough and this is too much
as it silences the Liberty Bell’s ring.
And, best of all, this is just the beginning.
Soon, MAGA will fall.
Still, local and national news ignores
the true message sent today
to save our beloved USA.
Media moguls saw no need
to shoot themselves in the knee
and tell the story of our glory
as we gathered to redress grievances
and demand our government comply
with federal laws and court orders
lest we watch our nation die.
We are here, and here we shall remain.
We are our own best hope. We refuse to lie.
Fascists now rule over the home of the brave,
supported by Republican cowards
whose complicity credulity strains.
And the news media offers no discourse
to educate and explain
why millions of Americans stood so resolute,
so long, in such drowning rain.
annarino writes 