1/100 Poem A Day During the New Presidency: Inauguration Day

Going off on the suggestion of Erin Dorey (@edorney) to commit to writing a poem a day for the first 100 days of the new presidency.

Inauguration Day

Roll out the carpets

Sound out the trumpets

Decorate the walls;

Our time calls to the

Podiums of history,

To the balconies of freedom.

We’ll take many walks,

Double-stepping marches;

Lifting our fists

Raising our voices

Stopping the gears

Shutting off power

Stopping the traffic

Sand in the wheels

To halt the worst.

We’ve not been chosen

But chose to lead;

Drawn from the beaches

Where bodies float

And crash against

The cold shore;

Knees rise

Balances regained

The struggle

Continues.