Poetry Sunday

I don't recall where I ran across this poem, and I don't have any other information about the "Annie" who is credited as the author. Nevertheless, it remains as timely now as it was when I found it in early 2021.

“The Enemy Is Within”

(An Acrostic for Nancy Pelosi)

by Annie

D eep Jan 20 sighs of relief

E dged out by fierce reality;

M adam Speaker does not

O rate with exaggeration.

C haos now

R esides in the People’s House

A s elected terrorists

C ircumvent metal detectors,

Y owling threats at “colleagues.”

N ever do we recall blatant

E nemies of democratic rule

E choing, even exaggerating, a

D efeated president’s worst lies,

S ubmerged in hellish unreality.

U ntil we citizens who

S ee what lies ahead

T urn elections

O n all levels toward

D emands for Truth

A nd Comity,

Y esterday will eclipse tomorrow.

Have a good day and enjoy the rest of your weekend. More thoughts coming.

Bilbo