RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: DEMOCRACY
The Next Phase (Resist)
We approach a turning point
A transition in the struggle
An acceleration in our efforts
Or a fundamental change
A continuation of the battle
Or the start of a new phase
What applies in America
Applies equally in Ukraine
As we await the election
We prepare for a change
If it is not as we have hoped
If the unthinkable comes to pass
We begin the resistance
A phase that will last
In the battle for democracy
We will take it to the streets
If they strike us down like cattle
We will march to a different beat
We will march in silent protest
We will refuse to move on
We will test the limits of their brutality
We will fold back if necessary
Into the shadows of resistance
And we will resist
In the battle for Ukraine
If the unthinkable comes to pass
The Russians and their allies
Become the hated occupiers
Ukraine becomes the resistance
How long can the occupation hold?
The spirit of independence lives
The resistance will not fold
Forever and a day
We will resist
Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan
The occupation will fail
Forever and a day
We will resist
