January Sixth
Twenty, Twenty-One
A date which will live
Momentarily for some
The wolves assembled
In the halls of the temple
Told to fight like hell
(And they did as well)
Led by their father
Like sheep to the slaughter
They came from America
White bred and buttered
With privilege and lies
Confederates and militants
And nazis alike
Caravanned from Kansas
Bussed from Nebraska
Conspiracy riders
From both Carolinas
Militants from Michigan
Americans all
They put on their caps
And heeded the call
Descended on DC
Continental breakfasts
In their AirB&Bs
Insurrectionists read
The most current tweets
Over coffee and tea
As they readied themselves
For mutiny
They carried their flags
As a show of passion
For the very country
They were now attacking
The same spangled banner
We see carefully draped
Over fallen heroes
On soldiers’ graves
And flown to remember
(always remember)
The attack on our nation
That dark day in September
A hallowed symbol
Of persistent resilience
Used now as a weapon
For violent resistance
Oh say can you see
The insurrectionists fight
As the proud boys all hail
The fact that they’re white
All dressed to the Ts
In their militant flair
Playing at war
…And the flag was still there
The flag of our fathers
Thrown at brothers in blue
Whose lives used to matter
But no longer do
Belligerent screams
False flags and equivalencies
Absurdities spit
And atrocities committed
For what is “patriot”
Without a little riot
Now they ask to be pardoned
Forgiven and forgotten
So our country can heal
From the crimes of the rotten
Members of Congress
Please remain seated
In the event of insurrection
Check your seats and fasten
Your own gas mask first
And let us remind you
The closest exit
May be behind you
Don’t be deterred
To do what is needed
Come back to work
Help stem the bleeding
January Sixth
Twenty, Twenty-One
A day not forgotten
(A battle barely won)
So make them remember
And call out hypocrisy
Because the king is dead –
Long live democracy
StigMama 