Featured Writer - Moxie Press Issue 6

A quick shout and thank you to Moxie Press for featuring some of my poetry from "EVERYTHING IS BRIGHTER NOW" in the April Edition of their zine.

Cover Artist - Sarah Vitberg

These protest poems go well beyond the "No Kings" rally cry. Believing that someone must be hurt in order for someone else to feel safe is the lie of authoritarian justice.

Every accusation is a confession.

THE KING'S NEW SUIT

In the time of chatter

Too cheap

Too hostile

To stick to what matters

They call it a bluff

But animals backed into corners at morning

Fight through the night

Drawing blood without warning

And habitats pushed across lines for new land

Get what's got coming

New fire in demand

While lies and tough talk

Are seen through and clear

The war's coming home

And death's drawing near

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The terrible, orchestrated chaos we're living through is taking a toll on all of us.

While we fight amongst ourselves over basic human rights, the rich get richer and take more control. We're inundated with debt and sickness for a reason. The decline of our school systems and infrastructure is happening for a reason. We've traded education for entertainment, and no one seemed to notice.

We can fix these problems and live in a peaceful, cooperative world, where neighbors work together and help each other. I truly believe that. But time is running out.

Thank you for reading and supporting.

Chris