RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: POEMICS
An Army in Hiding
The insurgent army of January 6
Did not vanish with the smoke
Did not repent and disband
Did not cease to exist
The army of Trump
The army of Q
The army of white supremacy
Went back home to wait and watch
Went back home to recruit their kind
Went back home to gather arms
Went back home to build a movement
Went back home to hide in plain sight
The insurgent strike was a warning shot
They we have not taken to heart
Our media monopolies
Our talking heads
Our civil organizations
Our political establishment
Our institutions of law
Our elected leaders
At all levels of government
Have reacted to a violent assault
As if it was a political movement
Like the anti-tax Tea Party
Like the rise of the new progressives
Instead of the militant action it was
The army of the insurgency
Did not surrender
They retreated strategically
They withdrew from the battlefield
To fight another day
Their army is still intact
Their leaders are still in place
They prepare for the next battle
While our side (the American side)
Issues subpoenas and summons witnesses
By the time we awaken
To what must be done
Let us hope there is still a democracy
A United States of America
To defend
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