Pink Swastika Poem by James McLain
Pink Swastika
This Jesus thing,
anti-gay,
Uganda, Arizona,
discrimination you feel.
Florida's
jeb Bush laws,
sex offenders
that live beneath
bridges.
Tied to U.S.
the west they once saw.
Living in caves
treating each other
like Hitler did.
And who could have
thunk
that hearing about some crime
five minutes hence
made it more dangerous
than not hearing of such
ignorance now.
It takes decades
to educate all our children
and mere minutes to sign laws
that send us back to the
stone age.
Wah~ Heavy stuff indeed. And I must add I love the form here, and this verse: It takes decades to educate all our children and mere minutes to sign laws that send us back to the stone age. Sad, but so true unfortunately. ~Nika
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4/19/2024 9:29:10 PM # 1.0.0.1119
You are the thinking mans writer. I must admit I read a few of your reads and I was a lot lost (let's say) but this one I think I understand. Sorry I'm quite lowly educated. I loved the title, obscure and almost a juxtoposition of words (to me) . I appreciated this Jesus thing (I believe a disassociation) it is horrendous how many lives are in ruins Loved thunk added a caveman image of thinking. The tie up stanza like the other reviewer said is just so strong Ty hope I grasped. Karen