TRUTH

Truth.
How much can we handle?
How do we find what's true
when the world is upside down
and filtered to us through
a madman's lens?

Haven't we been here before?
We fought fascism and authoritarianism
in World War II
and never dreamed
it could happen
in North America,
"the land of the free".

Truth:
the oligarchs are siphoning
riches into their bank accounts
as fast as they can.
Truth:
Congress is not doing its job,
fearful of a demented leader.
Truth:
The madman started
what could turn into World War III
on a whim, with no plan
how to stop it,
even as he sets his sights on
the next "excursion"/distraction.
About the impact of his actions 
on all living beings
on the planet:
"I don't care," he said.
Truth.
The only true words he has ever spoken.

Truth:
The power is in the people,
yet the polling booths
are under attack
by voter suppression.
Prepare for your next vote
with everything you have.
Democracy is on the line.

Truth:
I am way too tired,
after a lifetime
of human rights movements,
to be worrying this much
in my last years.

Truth:
we can't stop resisting.
Our grandchildren and great-grandchildren
and all other beings
deserve a future.

for Susan's timely prompt: Truth - something we aren't seeing a lot of on the evening news, thanks to right wing billionaires taking over the airwaves. MSNOW is still there though, and telling the truth as loudly as they can.