Making Ago of It

MAGA

became

a party

to insanity

with no

real

vision,

just

division.

The sense

of impending

ending

of what

we treasure

is the measure

by which

we react.

Humanity’s

mortality

(and certainly

Democracy’s)

is what we

tend

to see.

At least

let’s not

go further

but add

some fervor

to be the

preserver

of this

life

now.

The party’s

over

so let’s

stand

our ground

into the ground

this time

around.

Screw

decorum—

a forum

for repression.

Bring

obsession

and regression

to the fore

and the floor

of our House.

Hats off

to 46,

who wants

to fix

so much

that is broken.

The Center

of Gravity

has normalized

depravity,

self serving

and unnerving.

Calling themselves

Conservative

is interpretive

at best.

Suggesting

Great

while exhibiting

hate

is actually

reflecting

our past.

We’re better

off

and on

a path

forward,

certainly

since

COVID.

But what

we thought

was outmoded

has a devoted

following.

Wallowing

in grievance

and demanding

allegiance

will not

forward

us.

Looking toward

what was

is blurry,

leaving out

the worst

and worry.

But many

feel

more confident

in the current

fever dream.

The wish

of 4 years

ago

is merely

to hold

on.

Making

America

Great

Again,

as though

it’s something

we only

know

from long

ago,

is oh so

hollow.

Terminator Too

A second

term

will

be the first

time

we will

come to terms

with our own

demise

as a democracy.

Trumping

up

conspiracies

and other

theories

in order

to grab

the presidency,

the 45th

POTUS

seeks

not just

a rematch,

but to hatch

a plan

for the Mar-a-Lago

man

to remain

in the White House

the rest

of his

life span.

The four year

term

would be

terminated

along with

the Constitution

and any

institution

that he terms

problematic.

He’s like

a termite—

hiding

just out

of sight

behind

the walls

before

they crumble

from years

of the pest’s

consumption,

until

the destruction

is structural

damage.

He seeks

to avoid

a prison

term

(or 4)

by running

for President

of MAGAstan.

Coining

and coopting

terms

of speech

for agreement

that the breach

with democracy

is somehow

other

than his.

The deep

state

of subversion

and

his perversion

are on display

every

day.

In terms of

options,

one thing

we can

do

is hold

those who

enable,

even seemingly stable,

to account.

The MAGA

malignancy

requires

proficiency

in democracy

to build

resiliency.

Despite

imperfections,

rejecting

deflections

(and certainly,

insurrections),

is a starting point

for keeping

The Terminator

from seeking

a forever

next term.

The problem

ain’t

Biden;

it’s those

hidin’

behind

The Terminator

along with

The Terminator

Too.