Friday, 28 August 2020

The 57th March


Again a Rome's burning

skins charred black

of many a righteous

bullied by the legion


She wearily marched 

the fifty seven steps

up the capitol altar

of law enforcement


There the mother saw

a just brother bent

at the oppressive boot

of a state trooper


The blue legionnaire 

posing as a sheriff

held up his whip

trumpling* on his betters


The showcase Caesar

put down his thumb 

while flashing a grin

ordering thirty nine lashes


There the mother saw 

the scourge lashing out 

on those already burned

her scars bled fuzz blue


As the Republican mob

cheered and hailed

the lethiferous lashes

at the children of a King


Yet from far and above

the True and Ultimate

watched this great divide

on earth counter to heaven


The Eternal sighed

¡ Vote !

¡ March !

¡ Protest !

¡ Overcome !

¡ As on earth !

¡ As in heaven !





*

Yes, I know it is `trampling´ but given current times I think `trumpling´ is more fitting.



© 2020-08-28



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