These Times We Live In
By Billie Daddario
These times we live in
some say a throwback to the
dust bowl and great depression
with breadlines and massive homelessness.
These times we live in
Some say are a throwback to
Selma and Kent State and voter suppression.
This is its own time.
With its own heaving and struggle
with jack boots on the ground
pressing down on our neck ,
the Dow losing ground
politicians losing face
this is its own folly
killer aerosol without a cure.
This is its own time.
With its own heaving breath.