“We are not going to let the communists destroy a great American city, let alone the nation’s capital,” [Stephen] Miller told the crowd near Shake Shack inside Union Station. “And let’s just also address another thing. All these demonstrators you’ve seen out here in recent days, all these elderly white hippies, they’re not part of the city and never have been. And by the way, most of the citizens who live in Washington, D.C., are Black. So we’re going to ignore these stupid white hippies that all need to go home and take a nap because they’re all over 90 years old.” —The Hill, August 20, 2025
All of us old white hippies
are showing up at Union Station
Shake Shack and every
street corner
we don’t want to miss
a love in sit in heckle
right here wherever
they are we are
wearing our long gray
hair in braids
like Patti Smith
singing "People Have the Power"
we’re blowing smoke rings
into their smirking faces
as they buy their burgers
for the National Guard
here so this won’t be another
Kent State we’ve come to town
in massive numbers rocking
not rolling over
we’re wearing our tie die
tee shirts in protest chanting
Hey Hey We’re the Hippies
Come back and we’re not alone
look closer you’ll see we’re rainbow
colored, we’re stripping off
their vulgar masks
smacking their faces with kisses
this is just the beginning
we’re making it a race
to the finish see what happens
when we all get naked
let our full glory
be exposed that’s how
we’ll catch them
off guard take over
by giving away the Abundance
of our flourishing gardens
throwing bouquets of chard and roses
