it always amazes me
at how eloquent
people can be
in expressing discontent
at things quite irrelevant
Fetus, transgender, diversity,
science based, evidence based...
there! I’ve had the temerity,
the almighty gall and audacity
to quote all seven words in poetry
Leaders come in all guises.
I’ve worked with every kind
no matter how awful or great they are
they have never determined
my life’s choices
I have power over my performance
Rum ti tum ti tum ti tum
see religious crazies come
building to the marching drums
unless we all pull out our thumbs
If I spoke of violence
would you listen
if I sang of the broken
would it capture your heart
if I wrote of all the things
we take for granted
and only value when they’re
torn apart
ISIS in different disguises
right wing evangelical fanatics
hindutva murderous fascists
all man made losers and wankers
writhing gargoyles
sharpen their canines
against your shins,
grinding through bone.
vultures circle in the air,
looking down on five walled marble structure,
quoting bound books and distilled breeding
vying for more worlds to conquer.