WHAT CAN I DO?<\/b><\/p>\n
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screaming at the television
\ndoes nothing to undo the unthinkable
\nallowing the poison of his lunacy
\nto feed the lump in my soul
\nerodes like acid and serves no good
\nas for slinking in my seat
\nwhile neighbors rail against elitist liberal crap
\nfake news
\nprotection of our comforts and rights over and against all others’
\nthere has to be another way<\/p>\n
because wishing won’t make it otherwise
\nI listen for a place to invest my angry love
\nand offer my heart as a collection bin
\nfor the tirades, tweets and reversals
\nlet them sit alongside
\nthe cacophony of bird song that wakes me every morning
\nand the cry of the loon succumbing to lead laced drink
\nSyrian mothers’ penetrating stares
\nand the beatific smile of fathers mesmerized by birth
\nthe terror lodged in communities under siege
\nand the restorative power of peoples come together<\/p>\n
perhaps
\nif I ask, the earthworms will teach me
\nhow to mix toxins and time
\nwater and waste
\nair and absurdities
\nto produce nutrients, fertility and new life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WHAT CAN I DO? screaming at the television does nothing to undo the unthinkable allowing the poison of his lunacy to feed the lump in my soul erodes like acid and serves no good as for slinking in my seat while neighbors rail against elitist liberal crap fake news protection of our comforts and … <\/p>\n