obfuscation and tirade rewarded
the populace hand-fed an FBI
investigation that went nowhere
as intended
for the woman
once and now again brutalized
is there any other word for it
the public stoning
as it has been
year upon year
century upon century
for those who believe
the most comprehensive review
of a Supreme Court nominee in history
who believe boffing is a drinking game
who believe anything they want to believe
anything they want you to believe
who laugh because she didn’t cry
ask yourself
who would now dare to speak out
or ever again
my country tears of thee
Yvonne Daley is a career journalist who returned to poetry for sanity in these difficult times. She lives in Vermont, still a sane place.
Photo by Hadis Safari.
