A restless night wondering if the sign is still in place.
The sign I had to replace.
The young white man in the white SUV
loaded the Harris sign in his car’s rear
compartment, deportment of theft.
What cause does he serve?
My neighbor called to report, quite unnerved
as she saw him hurry my sign inside
then jump in the back seat of his ride.
I wondered at first to pause and consider
if the thief is motivated by hate,
or greed for a sign of his own.
Wishful thinking, I know.
Hate burns so fast,
Yet, we respond too slow
to catch the numbers on the license plate
of the vehicle likely stacked
with signs this crew used to show hate.
The sign has been replaced, another “on-order”
just in case the thief returns to take more plunder.
And, as I always have done, still I wonder
what motivates such sinful behavior.
Mild, stealing a campaign sign may be;
but, crossing hate’s boundaries,
moving over mine to steal my sign
shows hate’s design clearly, not merely
a sin old as time, and hard to contain
once such boundaries are crossed.
Such sins raise an alarm,
where and when would this thief
decide to cause even more harm?
Hate, once acted upon, fuels the fire;
and harming another grows in desire.
Words matter, you see.
they motivate young men such as he
to cross over boundaries once firmly in place.
Such is a nation’s disgrace
to act as if this campaign
is simply another political race.
annarino writes 
FIREHOSE OF LIES
The firehose of lies
was no surprise.
Propaganda tries
to bind our eyes
that we can only see
distorted reality.
First the claim
of aging incompetency,
then the firehose of lies overcomes
and brings us to our knees.
Suddenly, we panic with loud cries
Find someone who can remain on his feet
or in the election we face defeat.
Yes, President Biden stumbled trying to debate
a firehose of lie and keep things straight.
The force of the hose un-checked
was simply too great.
Instead of taking away the firehose
wielded by Trump to our government depose,
we ask another to stand in place
of the man most able and willing
save America’s world leadership place.
The firehose of lies is the disgrace,
as is the man who wields it
as he sneers and smirks
watching democracy fall on its face.
Putin, it is clear, admires Trump’s stance
laughingly watching Biden dance
as he tries to withstand, tries and tries
to awaken us all to the firehose of lies.
Instead of taking away our presidential prize,
take away the firehose of lies.
Firehosing is a propaganda tactic that involves pushing out large mounts of false and misleading information at once. The term was first applied to Russian propaganda strategies intended to silent dissent and mislead the public. Wikipedia, Jan.13, 2021. Actual use of firehoses is used in this country to silence protesters. It has been used against those Americans active in Civil Rights campaigns.
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