The lights burnt out,
Darkness cast across a nation broken,
Lit only by fiery wrath and ire,
Graffiti hate betraying fear,
He watches from his Oval Office,
Admiring the power of his chaotic pen,
Speaking of peace while waging war,
Promising luxury hotels in the wreckage,
Is that the plan?
To pick up the pieces in a bankruptcy auction?
The ultimate steal deal?
Defunded, positions eliminated,
So many lives derailed,
As the safety nets are methodically unravelled,
How far will we fall before we stand and fight?
Or are we past that?
Already too jaded?
Are we getting what we deserve?
After all this is what we voted for.
My mom tells me to add my light
To the sum of the light,
A lasting message from her dearly departed;
So I feel I need to make a turn here,
To find the silver lining,
To spin this into a positive;
But what if it’s not in me?
What if, today, I’m just too tired?
What if all I can do is sit here in the dark?
Be well,
Monty
Monty’s Blahg 
Monty that is how so many feel. I am doing what I can but there is only so much that is available. We thought that the food pantry at church was slammed during COVID but since the start of this year the demand is beyond our abilities. We went from 2-3 calls for assistance BC (before COVID) to 5-10 calls during the pandemic, and now if we dip into single digits it is a miracle. We can’t sustain this level of assistance and it’s all because the aid to dependent children is being cut and jobs are being lost… I worry but I can’t stop this run away train…. When the congressmen discover that their constituents are going to boot them, then they’ll finally find their spines. But I fear by then it will be too late!
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Hard to imaging that I’d be nostalgic for the pandemic years!!!
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Hehe! I’m nostalgic for the Obama years!
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Oh Monty, your poem sums it all up so well. It’s really sad, and so frightening. I’ve already cancelled two trips to the USA. Much as it would have been nice to get away to the sun for a few days this week, I will not in any way support a fascist who is threatening to take over our country.
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Smart decision and fully support to boycott US at this time. What my government is doing is shameful and destructive.
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letting in the light is also part of our task. Not easy when fear mongering is in the air. Let us love each other. Hugs the mom
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