Hate's only as big
as the space we allow it
by keeping silent.
This poem © 2019 Emily Cooper.
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Relay Racist
President Trump saying
"The retweet ...
was from somebody
that is a very respected conservative pundit.
So I think it was fine"
in defense of his Twitter-based amplification
of a conspiracy theory
tying the Clintons
to Jeffrey Epstein's death
is parallel to a person
someone
anyone
acting like it's fine
to smile and say "Only in the Panhandle"
in response to a rallygoer who says
"Shoot them"
meaning Mexican migrants
because the rallygoer
said it first.
Oh wait.
This poem © 2019 Emily Cooper.
"The retweet ...
was from somebody
that is a very respected conservative pundit.
So I think it was fine"
in defense of his Twitter-based amplification
of a conspiracy theory
tying the Clintons
to Jeffrey Epstein's death
is parallel to a person
someone
anyone
acting like it's fine
to smile and say "Only in the Panhandle"
in response to a rallygoer who says
"Shoot them"
meaning Mexican migrants
because the rallygoer
said it first.
Oh wait.
This poem © 2019 Emily Cooper.
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Defining
Goodbye Toni Morrison.
Even as he mimics a person
calling out bigotry and hate
(until he speaks or tweets again)
Trump will never be wise enough
to heed your words
but thank you for saying
“Definitions belong to the definers
not the defined.”
This poem © 2019 Emily Cooper.
Even as he mimics a person
calling out bigotry and hate
(until he speaks or tweets again)
Trump will never be wise enough
to heed your words
but thank you for saying
“Definitions belong to the definers
not the defined.”
This poem © 2019 Emily Cooper.
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