God, Guns, and Gerrymandering

Gods, guns, and gerrymandering.

That's the Republican Party today--

At least a large, vociferous group

That keeps progressive ideas at bay.

 

White evangelicals,

Tightly knit and fortified

By the perception that God hates the Dems,

Think that they have God on their side.

 

Claiming to know the mind of God,

They use their dogma to legislate

And ignore the fundamental idea

Of the separation of church and state.

 

Ah, their weapons. They love their firearms,

Of which they have collected tons.

Instead of beating their swords into plowshares,

They've beaten their plowshares into guns.

 

And gerrymandering has, of course,

Become their crafty survival tool.

They plan to manipulate future elections

By strengthening minority rule.

 

Through God, guns, and gerrymandering,

They hope to keep their momentum going

By building their power and also keeping

Their piles of ammunition growing.

 

-by Bob B (12-13-21)

Reviews

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

I approve this message. Because it's undeniably true. Excellent poem Bob. A voice of reason in a world of madness.