Trump Empire, Inc., VII
written in response to Time Magazine, March 11: U.S. Is Added to Human Rights Watchlist
It's Trump-Free Zone
not the 51st US state
from New York
my friend trumpets with her eyes closed
face skyward, hands outstretched ...
in Toronto sunshine
with the scent of early spring
and freedom
two Americans meet and part:
one draft dodger, one Trump evader
wave after wave
lapping against the lake shore ...
the blood moon
shapes and re-shapes
our dark reflections
Note: During the Vietnam War, American "draft dodgers," most of whom were anti-war activists, evaded military service through various means, with some seeking refuge in Canada. And the origin of the name "Toronto" comes from the Huron word toran-ten, which literally means meeting place.
And BuzzFeed, "Jan. 22": Americans Share Why They Chose Canada Over The US
Added: Trump Empire, Inc., VIII
patho-cracy ...
my ESL teacher whispers
then puts her finger
to her mouth as USA! chants
grow loud and darker outside
FYI: ESL stands for English as a Second Language. And a pathocracy is “a system of government created by a small pathological minority that takes control over a society"
For more details, see The Tyee, March 18: Trump and the Politics of Pathology: The strongman catastrophist summons the worst in us.
Trump is a catastrophist. He wrecks things and then feeds on the pieces. His enablers scavenge the perks and privileges that he dispenses. He is a misanthrope. The conflict and confusion that he creates are purposeful, not incidental. It is a calculated cruelty. And it takes the combination of grievance, vulnerability, and pervasive public ignorance that allows a strongman symbol like Trump to rise to the surface by channelling these feelings into rage and the lust for retribution. It’s not the price of eggs.
Added:
no eye contact ...
a teen up and out of their shopway
this snowy morning
Added:
the beep, beep
of life on the brink
waxing crescent
in the window
of this ICU room
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