m so very tired
Of boisterous bigots
Like Donald Trump
Who wrap themselves
In the moral cloak
Of self-righteousness.
As they spew forth
Their brand of hatred.
Whose very actions
Are death and chaos
To the vitality and health
Of a democratic society
They espouse.
Where people react
Out of unjustified concerns
Ignoring any fact or logic
Presented before them
In the debate.
And we call
This time period
The information age.
And yet
Many our decisions are made
Out of ignorance and fear
Towards the unknown.
As if
We're hundled
Around the cave’s fire
Like our stone age ancestors
Fearing the darkness
And unseen predictors.
At what point
Do we leave
This stone age mentality?
In moving beyond
The “us” versus “them”
Type of mentality
That Trump promotes
To the voting public.
Where solutions are sought
And promoted
Regardless
Their source of origin.
Instead of
This intrinsic need
To score points
By a political party
Or leader.
In taking
The lowest common denominator
By playing upon
Voters’ base fears
To win.
Therisa © 2018
