THE WORLD THROUGH DAVIE’S EYES
Lying peacefully on my bed,
In his bed which is atop of mine
Lay Davie, my Peterbald Sphinx
Buried beneath his blankets
Davie suddenly perked up,
threw this blanket off,
put his head up and kept it up,
totally mesmerized
watching Michelle on TV
Listened to her entire speech,
Never resting his head down
Acts like he magically
understands how important it all is.
Isn’t that amazing? Davie, my cat,
Mesmerized by Michelle on TV
something in her manner, her tone
Stylized speech,
Beseeching America to be better,
her voice, pleading with America
“BE Better America,” she pleads with us, loud and clear
Somehow, Davie, my cat, understands her
Her tone, determination, her pleas
Trying to help us understand
Divisiveness increases pain and suffering
Not helped by clear acceptance of Racism
Attacking our citizens peacefully protesting
Failing to protect our most vulnerable citizens
Destroying access to clean water for money
Ignoring our country’s constitution to protect interests of big money
Michelle Obama demands America stand up
Show the world who we are
Show with our vote, our turn out,
Turn out even if you have to bring a blanket, food,
Even if you have to spend the night too.
Do it to ignite flames for justice and compassion
In our leadership
Please America, Leave chaos at the door
Michele’s voice captured David. She captured me too.
CNN says of First Lady, Michelle Obama’s speech, “…an appeal aimed at the heart and conscience of every American who has watched the chaos of the last four years and yearned to make things right.”
Our moral tale of woe.
Stand up Americans,
Show us your voices like you did in recent marches through the streets
Stand up American and show us who you want us to be
America showed who she was when innocent protesters were abused
Shot with rubber bullets, gassed in our streets
I thank and praise all the people who stood up in America’s streets, and streets everywhere else too,
Please America, I beg you too,
Even though I’m not Michelle Obama and never could be in her shoes,
I stand with Michelle and beg you too
– Stand up and be counted,
DO THE RIGHT THING AMERICA
Show ourselves and the world who America really is
I’m begging you, please
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
Come one come all,
Let’ be the solution to the pollution, heal division, stop the degradation of our great nation and all its peoples, our principles, our people, who require compassion to survive, not division.
Forgive me for not knowing if this is a rant or a poem.
