I am forwarding this poelitic to my email list of people mainly to broadcast the websites referenced in the poem. Please do the same. Thank you, Sabba Rabba
Our politics, frustrating and discouraging they be
We feel deep pangs of helplessness at news we hear and see
To Hell in Satan’s basket, we all watch our world descend
And wonder whether all we fought for suddenly will end
Trump lies with every utterance, trustworthy, that’s not he
And reckless with his inane tweets, he’s on a power spree
His Cabinet appointments are disastrous every way
In thirteen days he’ll be sworn in, and we will rue the day
But deep despair and helplessness give in to our defeat
There’s plenty we can do to counter Trump, his lies, his tweets
Grass-roots projects o’er the nation have materialized
Practical, informative, resistance realized
Let’s start with “Indivisible”; they’ve drafted up a Guide
A handy-dandy set of insights, insights from inside
The offices of Congressmen, their former staffers’ views
They tell what works and what does not. It’s something to be used
And then there’s “Daily Grab Back”, posts an action, one each day
These are actions we can do to lobby for our way
This focuses our efforts when together we all act
The more of us, the stronger we, to make our wishes fact
Another group is “Wall-Of-Us”, posts actions, four per week
They’re similar but often different in the goals they seek
“Flippable” is, too, a group that offers things to do
That’s focused on state legislatures, flipping red to blue
So click on the blue wordings of the groups that interest you
You’ll see there is a host of actions waiting there to do
These are actions tried and proven, they produce results
It’s you and those who think like you can bring Trump to a halt
1/7/17
Thanks for sharing your poem! I like the message and the rhymes, but more importantly, I aim to practice the message- I’ll be taking part in the march the day following the inauguration and have read “Indivisible”. I’m still thinking of the best way to use my time / energies to make a difference but I think it’ll be a combination of the insights from “Indivisible” and activity in some kind of local political group.
Thank you. I signed up for one group.
Rich
I was aware of some of these references and happy to learn of others. What a great way to ‘house’ them! Thank you!