remember this
this grab for power
is an act of desperation
it may seem measured
calculated deliberate
but look in their eyes
and you can see fear
behind all of the greed
the damage is real
but their frantic grasp
for permanence is not
nobody lasts forever
despot or democrat
history forgets us all
we grieve and we leave
we matter as matter
as parts of the whole
love handed down
from one age to the next
regardless of the whims
of the rich and fearful
power is not absolute
those who are diseased
are not contagious
those who climb thrones
have no lasting significance
tell them to their faces
better yet set your gaze
on those taking the blows
let their love infect you
the greed hate and whim
of deluded demagogues
don’t hold a candle to
our weathered tenacity
include yourself in that
we are all in this together
Peace,
Milton
You are a bright light in this dark time!