Protected
By Mary Summerbell
As chaos and confusion reign,
With tweets and leaks and lies,
Followed by spectacular feats of
Manipulation, deception and deceit –
While democracy verges on collapse
Republicans and Democrats
Continue to spat on this and that
Amidst the myriad distractions.
What can we do?
As dams crack and roads
erode and bridges fall –
Let’s build a wall,
build a wall, build a wall –
to keep out all that threatens
our safety and security.
On the news, day and night,
Stories flash, so many, so fast –
Feeding our fear and anxiety,
Trying to sort delusion from fact,
Desperately pursuing truth
Among the contradictory views
While we still see through
Bubbles of previous beliefs.
Who can we listen to?
Promises of jobs, health care,
cheap, for all, have given way
To insulting enemies and friends…
Muslim, I mean “travel” bans,
Deportations, accusations,
investigations…
Conflict and unpredictability.
Hanky-panky with the Russians?
Maybe. Only uncertainty for sure.
Where do we go from here?
Let’s build a wall, a wall, a wall
That protects us all from danger –
Every threat of it
Oh. Except what lies within.
