Member Poem

 
The year in question is twenty sixteen.
The problem’s who was elected.
Despite all the opposing party did,
            their candidate was rejected.
 
The system needed people to vote,
            to cast a ballot in every state.
The results justified the actions:
            acts of terrorism and hate.
 
The lies of the winner blinded us.
            The polls gave us false hope.
No one saw this coming.
            The country learns to cope.
 
The next face of our nation
            has a narrow state of mind.
What does this say of our country?
            What does it say of humankind?
 
The first amendment affirms our right
to pursue a religion with ease
That means you cannot ban
            people who you don’t please.
 
Threatening the safety of protesters
            is not the value half our country chose.
He cries out words of violence
to those who dare to oppose.
 
He dares to sue the newspapers
            that are open, honest and smart.
That violates our rights,
            what’s at our nation’s heart.
 
This just means we can never stop fighting.
            We can’t quiet, quit or cry.
Every moment is even more precious.
Our freedom will never die.