When sanity is silent — insanity speaks…
Original DDE™ art: “Tattered & Battered” by: rob kistner © 2/26/26
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the union was never iron
only threads of perspectives
pulled taut across a loom of equality
it was a highway to hope — a new future
filled with promise and possibility
stretched far out before us
but that bright promising highway
now seems shattered — damaged
deeply potholed with lies
ballots once whispered hope
like wind through tall grass—
each blade leaning toward consent
now the manipulative hands of a few
threaten the sanctity of the ballot box
trying to fold voices into silence
now a few want to violate that sanctity—
to suppress the true voice of the people
and the truth for which it stands
courthouse hold their breath—
marble pillars remember
the weight of honest footsteps
laws bend first in language—
then in practice—
finally in the quiet of fear
now our lady liberty is blinded—
who used to welcome those in need
now only those deemed appropriate
neighbors lower their flags—
not in surrender
but in frazzled uncertainty
truth is sand in the gears—
ground finer each day
by the engine of corrupt power
Original DDE™ art: “This Guy Needs A Job” by: rob kistner © 2/26/26
when the sane and the just
sadly fall quiet and complacent
the unjust ones among us will rule
still, the shredded fabric of hope listens
for the now muffled sound of the brave
crying out for freedom and justice for all
because a union survives
not in the few’s crushing grip
but in the many’s courageous hands…
that refuse to unclasp—
don’t let go of love
don’t give up!
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rob kistner © 2/26/26