TWISTED CHOICE

protofascist thugs draped in rebel flags
yearn to ban all muslims
and kill the dykes and fags

neoliberal crisis and chronic psychic pain
fuel a right-wing orgy
sick logic gone insane

millions voted for bernie
millions craving change

the hope for our fragile nation is that that power doesn’t fade

wall street and its lackeys will strive to keep control
while the streets are filled by rebels: sleek and fly and bold

if love trumps hate on tuesday we may be spared the worst
but love must rise transcendent to tame the corporate curse

let migrants be respected
let artists rise and fly
subvert imperial power
let our globe decentralize

with climate crisis looming the clock is ticking fast
the soldiers of standing rock bar pipelines from their path

evolving social systems breed alternatives
lets socialize the profits: its time to tax the rich

intifada baby–postmodern jihad
find the rebel within–become a living god

–BYPO PHOENIX c)2016