Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Lakes Park January 5, 2021

Caloosahatchee Regional Park January 5, 2021

Monday, January 4, 2021

Harns Marsh January 4, 2021

Sunday, January 3, 2021

a growing realization

The Trumpist insurrection begins in three days

The fascists having announced their intention 

To take up arms and take over the capitol city

And the Democrats will do nothing to stop it 


Inciting violence and advocating the overthrow 

These are crimes when capitalism is threatened 

But not when the pretense of democracy is dropped 

No politician calls for a mobilization in opposition 


Do not think the electoral certification is the end

As if there will ever be a concession speech 

As if any rules or laws or oaths will dissuade them 

When everything is about holding onto power 


The ruling class divisions in this crisis intensify

With their endless imperialist wars they cannot win

With China rising up faster than they can subvert 

With Black Lives Matter protests inspiring resistance 


And with COVID exposing the capitalist social system 

Unable and unwilling to control the rampant infection 

Forcing millions to work in unsafe conditions or starve

Now comes the chaotic failure to effectively vaccinate 


Images of old people with walkers and canes out in the cold

Waiting overnight in long lines trying to get the vaccine 

The suffering and indignity there for all to see 

So terrible truly unspeakable to treat people this way 


There is a realization growing beneath the surface 

In what we were told is the greatest country on earth 

That we need to make America what it has never been 

With a government dedicated to making everyone's life better