I see the beauty
Surrounding in rainbow hues
Muted by the pain
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Our politicians
Give thoughts and prayers for the dead
Round and round we go
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Rage seething under the surface
Eating away at our collective souls
Vitriol has been lodged against us
Only further stoking our resolve
Lost is our trust in the institutions
Undoing the work of the founders
Til only one response seems clear
Insurrection
Outright revolt against the tyrants
Neutering the petulant bunch
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Our public discourse
Hollowed by tyrant fetish
Does a disservice
The media clamors for
Ratings all at our expense
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In times of crisis
Forgetting to be thankful
Is easy to do
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We have regressed.
What little progress we’ve made
Has been erased by hatred
And fools thrashing for power.
Watch the news,
See and hear the racist tools
Drooling over every word
Spewed by their xenophobic christ.
He has no answers,
He has no substance,
Yet they follow blindly
Like fairytale mice.
There is danger in words
Stoked by the fire of ego.
We are told to be afraid…
That threats loom in the shadows,
But this peril does not come from people of color,
Or Muslims,
Or gays;
No, the greatest danger
Comes from within.
McCarthy must be smiling from the grave
As his new disciple takes the stage.
From Hell surely he must be pleased.
God help us all.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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Hate is hate is hate
Whether homophobia
Or misogyny
Someone is bound to be hurt
With scars lasting a lifetime
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Blood red,
The rainbow bleeds
A river born of hate.
You dare not question God,
He is perfect,
He is perfection by your own admission.
How then are they an abomination?
Are they not created by God,
Are they not flesh and blood and bone,
Are they not born,
Do they not die?
You…yes you are the blasphemers!
You will swim in the lake of fire on judgement day!
How dare you question God!
How dare you judge His perfect creations,
Taking their lives as if they were nothing.
If God truly is omnipotent,
Then they are just as worthy in His eye as you are,
Deserving the respect,
The honor
And the love
Afforded to all the children of God.
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Step away and breathe
It’s not as dark as it seems
Look for peace within
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Don’t argue with one
That clearly knows less than you
Grandpa’s wise advice
Sadly I forgot his words
And scuffled with a buffoon
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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