Revised Version of I Shall Not Despair

Originally published in December 2020:

Fatigued by the constitutional assault,
Of neo-fascist policy gestalt,
Though tyranny unchecked promotes fear,
I shall not drown and succumb to despair.

Chicanery and corruption abound,
Greed and sophistry unwound,
Explanations given with duplicitous fanfare,
Still, I will not be bamboozled into despair.

From the powerful white old men in justice,
To political liars saying trust us,
Spreading their deceit while reciting the Lord's Prayer,
Nay, I won't be proselytized into despair.

Muzzling sexual exploitation,
With antagonistic explanations,
Pardoning predators by demanding a fare,
Demands justice canceling thoughts of despair.

My body is not their lawful vessel,
For their conservative legislative wrestle.
Denying bodily freedom with media flair,
Will have me marching instead of despair.

The stench of Trumpism has me seething,

Longing for the sanity I used to believe in.

Murdering democracy for profit laid bare.

Leads me to protest to fend off despair.

Collaborating with the dictator's plan,
Lining your pockets like a con man,
Malfeasance flourishes but I bid you beware
My power to overcome won't let me despair!