United we’ll stand

Sitting on my doubts and questions
in the turbulence of a time so uncertain,
knowing that we collectively
have the courage to intervene
but oh, the audacity, they scream,
cause we want basic needs met
instead of the meme
we now have to fight
after the White House turned Alt-right

There’s always been
political back-and-forth
but diplomacy was counted for
the rule of law was feared
just like the god they feared
and issues were resolved
in spite of the smear

Back then lines were drawn…
to some point
and the law was respected
and citizens protested,
immigrants trusted their rights
people had the courage to be gay
without threatened to be sent
to Guantánamo Bay

So when the line is drawn again, I’ll stand
and the Star-Spangled Banner sing
when we the people can rise without fear
when we restore rights of women and the queer
when we don’t allow oligarchs to interfere
maybe then I’ll be proud again
maybe then united we’ll stand.