Something’s happening in ‘our’ USA
emphasis on ‘our’
there’s a wearisome woo
on how and what to do
to respond not react
to obliterate bullying power
and saw cutting gluttonous greed

Intellect soothes reaction
a steady mind knows it knows
the power of responding with fact
not pulp fiction

Steadily ascertaining historical facts
have taught us
we are wiser
have shown us
the way
to gather like-minded responding 
Intellectuals

How to establish a strong caring team
to save necessary assets 
to aide our weaker brothers and sisters?

Historians’ deep love of precedence
our country’s wisdom written in books
truths based on substantiated facts

we learn from our ancestors’ mistakes
actions of those who have written our Constitution
fought our American Revolution,
mistakenly “othered” Black Folks
chained, exploited their physical strength
made themselves Masters of incarcerated servitude

Now we must see and hear through
past mistakes & propaganda messages
telling us dangerous illegals are being locked up,
sent to gruesome torture prisons they deserve
as the rich get richer
and the courts have become a battle ground of
pitiful presidential bullying
“getting you back for trying to call me on my shit!”

May we walk forward
in substantiated
TRUTH
as we unearth intelligent enthusiasm and knowledge that will
SET US FREE