No, Donald Trump is not America’s Navalny. —The Washington Post, February 16, 2024
On the one hand
a living carcass of a coward
who leads the GOP by nose ring
On the other
the now dead Navalny
who suffered then died for democracy for all
One, belly expanded
with the gaseous stench
of mockery and hatred
The other, thinned frame
filled with wit and love
and bravery
Even a toddler could discern
which is more Christ-like
yet half of America remains confused
Joy Kreves is a New Jersey artist/poet, member of DVP/US1 Poets. She has had work published in art exhibition catalogs and in WORKSHEETS Anthologies 2022 & 2023. She says, I still remember grade school lessons on The Golden Rule. We had to pledge allegiance to the flag of our country. These lessons were reinforced in Sunday School. I am baffled by the ability of so many to justify rude, dishonest, selfish and traitorous behavior. What were they taught as children?