We The People

A Villanelle

Violet DeTorres
Resistance Poetry
Published in
Nov 3, 2020

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Hear ye! Hear ye! Let it be known

On the third day of November, in the year two thousand and twenty

The one who thinks he is a king will be overthrown

The grifter used the presidency as a stepping stone

To steal from the good citizens every damn penny

Hear ye! Hear ye! Let it be known

The man-child has a propensity for evil, thus he has shown

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Violet DeTorres
Resistance Poetry

The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House // " When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time" --Maya Angelou