What Rough Beast | Poem for October 2, 2018

Remy Dambron
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city after
city infiltrated
by self
proclaimed
purists

white

as if civil
rights were simply
ghosts of the
uncivilized right

despicably disturbing
sickened society of
infatuated

fascists

following in his footsteps
feeling empowered
emboldened
by his madness

effectively solicited by
executives who exonerated
legitimately permitted

disdain

terrorism
masked as
patriotism
unleashed
onto the street

domestically raised
conditioned by rigidity
inflexible nonthinkers
lustfully relishing
imponderable police
protection

flaunting
colonial beliefs
as progressive resistance
speeds to suppress
the capacity
efficacy
potency of
this resurrection

exceptional

righteous
pessimal
state sponsored

hatred



Remy Dambron is English teacher turned social activist and environmentalist. He has been published by naturewriting.com, has been honored by the Society of Classical Poets for his work denouncing human rights violations, and his poem entitled Oceana won 1st place at the Power of Wind and Water Art Show hosted by Kregel Windmill Museum last Spring. He and his fiancé live in Portland, OR, where they have taken an active role in supporting the homeless, rallying for equal rights, and reporting.

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