Just Another Day in America, 2017

A politician

is found to be a pedophile,

raping children

as young as fourteen years,

and he is not condemned.

In fact, he continues

his campaign for public office

and might well win,

despite

or because of

these allegations.

A company

that sells coffeemakers

pulls its advertising

from a program in which

the interviewer is sympathetic

to the pedophile politician.

Supporters

throw their coffeemakers

to the ground in protest.

Their coffeemakers!

In support of a pedophile!

These are convoluted times.

It occurs to me

maybe we should follow suit

and take up machines

in resistance.

Coffeemakers and blenders,

electric drills, blow dryers,

backhoes, wood chippers

all pressed into service.

Chainsaws!

We’ll need a lot of chainsaws.

#13 of 30 Poems in November to benefit the Center for New Americans. Today’s theme is CHAINSAWS.