A Glimmer of Hope
The bad news is that we are in the grip of a dictatorship.
The legislature's laws and budgets are of no concern
To him, and likewise, judges' rulings are annoyances to be
Ignored. A single man controls our lives, and will for...
Now, here's better news. Hitler came to power at
The tender age of 45, Mussolini got the upper hand
When he was 39. Franco rose at 44. Our foul, decrepit
Fuhrer is a relic, wobbling in the White House, nearly 80,
Soon to die, and, when he does, perhaps a chastened
Nation will eject his cronies, choosing to, instead,
Recover what it let be lost.
Poetry by Lawrence Beck

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Written on 2025-03-17 at 02:10



