I am living
In a country
That I no longer recognize,
Where bullies
In
Their
Masks
Terrorize those
With dark skin
And accents.
Oh, and murder
A White woman
At the wrong place,
Wrong time.

I am living
In a country
Where cruelty
Reigns

I am
Sick with
Fear
For people
I don’t
Even know,
And my
Tears
Won’t
stop.

I am
Raging.

God help us!

“God helps those who help themselves,”
Said Ben.

And, you know,
He signed
The Declaration

“God helps those
Who help
Themselves…we hold these
Truths…”

Hope-
Swept up in
This storm,
I’m clinging
To the branch that
HCR AOC Jasmine
JimmyStephenJon
Robert Bernie
And others
Hold out—
I am grasping