THE NEED TO DOMINATE

Each day… a stream of consciousness
One day to the next
Wondering what is happening?
It’s anybody’s guess.

How many days before us?
Don’t know what to expect
I learn about the chaos
From TV and from text.

So many, not so fortunate 
Being held against their will
A lack of food and water
So afraid they will be killed.

Praying for the prisoners
Those in El Salvador
Don’t know…what is going on
Behind those prison doors.

Not all.…are heartless criminals
Gang members or the like
Some are decent, honest men
This simply isn’t right.

The cruelty, the hatred
What is happening to them?
I can’t stand the thought of it
This truly is a sin.

Denied a court appearance  
Imprisoned without cause
The worst of world wide prisons
Being held against the law.

No conscience or compassion
With a lack of empathy
Barbaric, cold and hateful
Are their guards, their enemy.

So hard to get to sleep at night
Thoughts racing through my head
I mourn the weak, the frail of us
So many lost, some dead.

Vast manipulation
Of our fragile economy
Not just here among ourselves
But, across the open sea. 

The republicans in Congress
Are ignorant and blind
Can’t see the forest for the trees
We’re running out of time. 

Democracy is holding
But it’s being torn apart
By a cruel and evil president
 With no honor and no heart.

He’s making empty promises
Why can’t they see the truth?
What about their constituents?
What do they plan to do?

It’s all about the money
His need to dominate 
His evil quest for power
Won’t  make our country great.

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