 |
Sean Doolittle decided to decline an invitation to the Washington Nationals' World Series celebration at the White House on Monday. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post)
|
I put thought into this:
I just can’t go.
It has to do with rhetoric
enabling conspiracy theories,
widening the divide.
I just can’t go.
People with those beliefs
feel empowered, feel like
they have a path. I don’t want
to hang with somebody
who talks like that.
I just can’t go.
My wife and I
stand for inclusion and acceptance,
and we work with refugees—
people from "shithole" countries.
I just can’t go.
I feel very strongly
about race relations,
the Fair Housing Act,
the Central Park Five,
Charlottesville.
I just can’t go.
My wife has two mothers
in the LGBTQ+ community
I want to show support for them.
That’s an important part of allyship.
I don’t want to turn my back on them.
I just can’t go.
My brother-in-law has autism,
How would I explain to him
I hung with somebody who mocked
a disabled reporter, the way he talked,
the way he moved his hands?
I just can’t go.
People say you should go because
it’s about respecting the office.
I think he’s done a lot of things
that don’t respect the office.
I just can’t go.
Note: This found poem, based on The Washington Post's interview with Sean Doolittle, was compiled and organized by the Editor of TheNewVerse.News.
