RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: WORLD DEMOCRACY
The Shadow of Istanbul
What happens in Turkey does not stay in Turkey
Its shadow of darkness spreads
like a chilling wave over the land
and across the sea injecting poison
into the body politick even in the
land of the free
What happens in Istanbul does not stay in Istanbul
It foreshadows the nightmares to come
as the gathering force of protest and
resistance builds in towns and cities
across the nation
How long will the president endure the
indignity of dissent?
He has imposed the Alien Enemies Act*
to deport residents to foreign prisons
How long before he declares martial law
to nullify the right to assemble in protest?
He has ordered mass deportation without
regard to due process of law
How long before he orders the mass
detention of law-abiding protestors?
They are holding show trials in Istanbul
to see how far they can go
Are there enough prisons to imprison dissent?
There are if we count El Salvador
What happens in Turkey does not stay in Turkey
By tomorrow it will be here
* Alien Enemies Act of 1798
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