Election day
Today is an awful day
A gruesome, unfathomable twist
spun upon us today,
one that will put us all betwixt.Today is a day of fear
We will, for once, fear the expected
more than the unexpected.
We stand in the shadow of
cunning stupidity,
and so we will for another
4 years.Today, I ask you to understand
that we all live on the same planet.
It’s not Trump and Hillary,
it’s not Republicans and Democrats.
We all pass each other in the hallway,
and we still will,
after today.Today, and onwards
we are to live in a shadow of a man
that speaks of climate change
as a myth,
as a joke, a prank.
In the shadow of a man
where racism is again a threat,
where sexism once again prevails,
where fascism rises it’s shallow head.
In the shadow of bigotry.
This is what we will pass
in the hallways
for the next 4 years.Today, I ask you to remember
that we are all still people.
Every millenial who didn’t vote,
every middle aged man who lost their job,
every pensioner who lost their support.
Every man in regret.In the rage and frenzy,
fear and distortion, most of all,
let us not watch in monochrome.
Let us not embrace the forlorn.
Let us look onward,
move forward,
and march in his shadow,
from this day on.k.d.r 09/11/16
