by Elizabeth P. Glixman
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First there was a war
than another war
There is always a war somewhere
There is always a war somewhere
even if it is in your mind
against he she they them we us
who
Once there were concentration camps
mass migration from Europe
to Europe the Middle East
Once there were bombs
and ships
once a blast Hiroshima
then there were parades and applause
then there were boomers
and Vietnam
conscientious objectors
people hanging out in the country there
was Jane Fonda
and Easy Rider
Than there was ICE
It is like a movie where
one thing happens and another
They may all seem to be out of sequence
it is hard to keep
track of of dates and time and decades and epochs
it is hard to keep
track of of dates and time and decades and epochs
It is hard to keep track of hate
Now there is the Donald
the world keeps shaking
he wants to interior decorate the world
We are in a snow globe of his making
everything moving
Obliterate demolish
like you've never seen before
The globe is shaking vigorously
Some world leaders shake the globe
every day every hour
they take a nap or golf
or write posts
on social media
They shake shake shake the globe
shake it again
Stop shaking people plead
We need kindness and Gaza needs food
The world crumbles like a stale cupcake
and there is nothing left to shake
crumbs fleeing into space
Vote November 3rd to stop the shaking
Elizabeth P. Glixman is a poet, writer and artist who like many is hoping for peace on earth.
