we bl— (redux)

we bleed
with alarming frequency

we blister
under the heat dome

we bleat
like so many sheep

we blunder
+ blandish our lives away

we bloat
like the corpses we’ll soon be

we blend
well with the earth

What I’m Reading:

Trump abducts thousands of hardworking people within the US and puts them into detention camps – splitting their families, spreading fear. His immigration agents are accused of targeting people with brown skin.

He usurps the powers of Congress, defies the courts, and prosecutes his enemies.

He and his Republican lackeys cut Medicaid and food stamps – lifelines for poor people, including millions of children – so the wealthy can get a tax cut.

Hate-mongers on rightwing television and social media fuel bigotry against transgender people, immigrants, Muslims, people of color and LGBTQ+ people.

Powerful men abuse women. Some of the abused are children.

Powerful male politicians make it impossible for women to obtain safe abortions.

— Robert Reich / “How do we lead moral lives in an age of bullies?” / The Guardian