March for Democracy (a villanelle)
We are not living under the third Reich,
I march in stride with cogent sign in hand.
This is what a Democracy looks like.
We finger through causes, plug holes in the dike,
No truer words than a dreamer’s homeland;
We are not living under the third Reich.
LGBT and women’s rights will spike;
find your own battle cry and take a stand.
This is what a Democracy looks like.
Fight, post, enlist neighbors to form a strike,
allow immigrants in, protect our land.
We are not living under the third Reich.
Dispel the hatred from a Neophyte;
volunteer, call, help others understand.
This is what a Democracy looks like.
From shore to shore on a glorious hike,
let freedom ring, while together we band;
We are not living under the third Reich,
This is what a Democracy looks like.