NVN Extra: TO THE DEMOCRATS WAITING FOR MIDTERMS TO SAVE US

by Jenne Kaivo

The dog that will bow 
when hearing a growl
to placate the foe
is no longer the way.
 
When our foes have fangs
that are ready and mouths 
that are drooling for blood,
to bite back is good.
 
Remember, they go for the throat
to silence and choke.
Make your mark.
Let resistance be shown
 
instead of unheard.
Leave a scar.
Leave an indelible word.
 
It’s a struggle for life.
You must fight if you can
for the young, for the weak
for the foster kids torn from their homes
for the hundreds in CECOT
for the land they would tear up
and stain. 
Let them know
that protectors remain.

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Jenne Kaivo saw this shit coming years ago. She lives in California.