Notorious

 

 

we thought she was Indestructible

we offered her our Lungs

our Kidneys

even our Hearts

should she require them

but in the end she could only go forward

with the body she had

the body she honed to superb fitness

tho in her Eighties

she also honed her mind and her wit

on the most Difficult

the most Controversial

questions of the day

and she did so with an Even Hand

and without Anger

(well sometimes a little anger

but only when she felt Strongly

that Justice Miscarried)

 

we thought we’d have her Forever

in spite of her bouts with Cancer

she was Strong

she Always Came Back

we knew she was at an Age

where most of your contemporaries are gone

and you know

you don’t have a Lot of Days left

on this plane

 

but Still we thought she’d Hold On

selfishly

we prayed for her to Hold On

at Least till after the Election

too Much to hope that she’d be able to last

Another 4 years if the results were Bad

but we had Hopes

that at Least she’d get US through

this Horrible election

 

MY God we have No Idea

what will happen

the Most Horrific scenarios are predicted

the White gangs have been ramped up

by the President of US

and Gleefully take their positions

in the forefront of American life

as Most of US look on in Disbelief

as Everything we Thought we knew

about this country is Flushed

downstream

by the Rise of the Swamp People

the minds of Haters and Bigots

that were Always among US

taking Charge

raising themSelves Above

the polite forms agreed on

for so many decades  

(yes we wanted to Tear All That Down in the 60s

 but for Love and Common Good

 Not for The Freedom of Each Against All!)

so Half the population of US is Devastated

by the death of RBG

the Valiant Fighter for Justice for Women

for Equal Rights for All

and it speaks strongly to how Far we’ve Slid

that her passing is cause not only for Grief

but FEAR

actual Bone Wrenching Fear

 

we Sing for you Ruthie

we Sing to Bring Courage to our Hearts

across the Veil newly dropped

we Sing in Memory

of your Long and Brilliant Influence

           in our lives

we Sing in Defiance

of those who would Drive US Back

we have to let go

it’s the way of the world

but we have to do the Work

and Not Despair

 

 

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