So you’re doing something about an annoyance,
is that what you’re trying to tell us?
What I’m really sick of is Presidents who lie,
vilify, condemn anyone who doesn’t agree
with his bigoted view of the world. The guy
who says another tax break will fix
the deficit we stagger under. This is the best
you can come up with? When caged children
cry for their mothers and fathers? The red flag
we need to raise is a ban on assault rifles
that have anyone stepping into a public square
looking over their shoulders, afraid.
I am so tired of the daily grind of your party
taking away the rights and liberties of people
you’ve marginalized. I am sick, sick, sick
of the chipping away, stone by stone,
of environmental protections. If I could
call you a million times, ring your line,
and repeat this over and over, I would.
Annoy the hell out of you.
Tricia Knoll hates robocalls as much as anyone else, but there is so much more making us sick at heart and tired of this administration. Knoll's work appears widely in journals and anthologies.