RESISTANCE POETRY

Here is a sampling of some of the animal, environmental, and nature poetry I have written.

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After the Murder of Alex Pretti

When you are brainless,
you toe the party line,
thinking it helps you
to support those in power.

When you are moralless,
you lie in the face of every truth,
trying to convince everyone
how stupid they are.

When you are heartless,
you terrorize children and families,
label adults domestic terrorists,
for recording your transgressions.

When you are scrupleless,
you manhandle citizens,
beat them on the ground, kill as
they drive away or lay defenseless.

When you are consciousless,
you walk away on your cell phone,
search a body for a holstered gun,
go about life as others mourn.

Having likely never loved,
or been loved in your sorry,
pathetic life, you survive
until the day you are cast aside.

Betrayed, hurt, and alone,
shunned by fellow Americans,
you still won't understand
what you did that was so wrong.

Unenlightened, you will die.
and we, wondering just a moment
if we should feel differently—
we will rejoice.

I've imagined how to fix things.

I've imagined a plan, too.

But I can't tell anyone.

If word were to get out

It might disappoint you

What I've been thinking

But the cancer has to go

And all things around it,

Or we won't be safe.

I'm not a bad person,

But the cancer will kill us all

If I, and you, don't kill it first.

I don't like how the cancer

Makes me think and feel,

And I'm struggling to be kind.

Doing nothing implies I'm fine,

We're fine, with the cancer

And what it's doing.But I'm not. You, either, right?

We're dying for a cure, hoping

Someone will do something soon.

It's not my nature to be bad,

Yours, either, I know,

But we may have to be.

I don't want to live like this.

Remember me kindly, Lord,

For what I may need to do.

If I can figure out the execution,

I'll do it, for everyone, so we all

Can once again live cancer free.

Curing the Cancer
"The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty." (John Adams)

Unseeing Eyes

How do some people find it so easy
To lie about everything?

How do others find it so easy
To believe so much?

Why do they let lies
Make them doubt their eyes,
Not see what's in front of them

(Truth is real.)

Why do they let lies
Throw them into the darkness
Into a world without color?

(Truth is light.)

Why do they let lies
Send them into deep despair,
Keep them from being happy?

(Truth is joy.)

Why do they let lies
Bind them, trap them,
Keep them from who they really are?

(Truth is freedom.)

Why do they let lies
Invade their hearts so deeply
That hate is all they feel?

(Truth is love.)

Why do they let lies
Overpower everything in life
So that they care so little?

(Truth matters.)

How will they emerg
From darkness,
From despair,
From chains,
From hate,
From apathy?

When will they open their eyes,
See the lies for what they are,
Understand that truth is all?

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