The Way Forward With Poetic Assistance

Responsible citizenship going forward will be characterized by organized, determined, thoughtful, and peaceful resistance to the conscious effort currently afoot to replace our democratic model of governance with a privatized, corporate-led authoritarian vision of America’s future. As the poet reminds us: ‘The lines have been drawn and the curse has been cast; the slow one now will later be fast as first one now will later be last; And the present now will later be past for the times [indeed, once again] are a changin’. To paraphrase further with mixed verse:…with clear-eyed vision, ‘watch with one last look the chimes of freedom flashing’; Listen closely for ‘the chance might not come again’ and ‘don’t speak too soon for wheel is still in spin and there’s no telling who that it’s naming’; Remember that ‘the rules of the road have been lodged and its’s it’s only people’s games that you got to dodge’. So its’s alright, America…’we can make it’!!