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.
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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