Judy Rohrer for BuzzFlash, Poem of Dissent: "it was a battering on live TV we were assaulted watching from our pandemic isolation....it was about conquest dominating no holds barred""

October 1, 2020

 
Proud Boys, “Stand Back, Stand By”, Pittsboro, North Carolina (Anthony Crider)

Proud Boys, “Stand Back, Stand By”, Pittsboro, North Carolina (Anthony Crider)

By Judy Rohrer

Believe (Trump) Survivors

it was

an assault in the guise of a debate

time to stop calling it a “debate”

speak truth

call violence, violence

 

it was

a battering on live TV

we were assaulted

watching from our pandemic

isolation

 

it’s the morning after

and we are descending

into doubt

No, we didn’t dream it

No, we aren’t exaggerating

Believe survivors.

 

it wasn’t “a circus”

there was no “clown”

we sat terrified, not entertained

 

it was

another call to arms

from the White House

to White Power

 

it wasn’t a contest

between candidates

(elections are for Losers)

there was nothing “presidential”

it was about conquest -

dominating

no holds barred

 

He announced

there will be no transfer of power

(peaceful or otherwise)

just listen, proud boys are crowing:

All Hail the Great Leader

it was

another battle cry

from the world’s most powerful man

for vigilante violence

His Call:

I’ll tell you what,

someone has to do something

about Antifa and the Left

The Response:

Standing by, Sir!

it was

another strategic fascist move

to cause chaos

foment fury

overthrow an election

 

we, the assaulted,

are supposed to be

scared, stunned, confused

give in and give up

descend further into

isolation

raise a White flag

 

Somehow,

we need to show up

name the violence

withdraw consent

assert “I Dissent”

can we

who believe in freedom

strengthen solidarity

raise our resistance

make A plan

(a B and a C)

believe in ourselves

Believe Survivors

 

Judy Rohrer

Sept. 30, 2020  9am

Judy Rohrer is a scholar-activist and director of Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies at Eastern Washington University.  Her personal website is here: http://judyrohrer.mystrikingly.com



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