Burning Constitution

I need to understand

just what it is you hold so tight

This evident remand

that shades your principles true light

This heedless disparage

that you willfully blind your sight

For justice miscarriage

that fans the flames of hateful spite

When deception gives voice

and speaks of fraud to steal our rights

The conception of choice

that true free will must reignite

This grand experiment

our fathers framed to hold upright

These truths self evident

this fragile flame that flickers bright

We must always billow

to blaze against the darkest nights

© 2020 Robert Trakofler

I wrote this poem three days ago after the attempted coup d'etat at the capitol I added a few verses to it...

Enough is Enough

I watched as a mob stormed the capitol

Secure in their well-fabricated ire

Seems that they have had enough!

I watched as the mobs of “the radicals”

Protests of capital punishments dire

Seems George Floyd had been enough!

Those many seeds of hate had blossomed fire

as the people scorched rebuff

Those “innocent” deceitful words inspired

The fractious flames for your conceited bluff

And in the rotunda that you defiled

The senate & congress said enough’s… enough!

And the peoples will, that you so reviled

blazed so very bright on that, our darkest night!

Enough is enough