Democracy is in US
No, you cannot stop Democracy
You cannot stop it with fear,
or with thousands of Disappeared.
No, you cannot stop democracy with corporate greed, and corruption as a rule.
No, you cannot stop it with back alley deals.
No, you cannot stop it by calling peaceful protest terrorism, or by threatening our right to free speech.
Or by demonizing Science, Facts, and History,
No you cannot stop democracy.
You cannot stop it by calling real news “fake”.
Or by erratic behavior used to distract, or by moodiness or rage.
No, you cannot stop Democracy while literally starving children and destroying the people’s house with a wrecking ball.
When you attempt these things, you are reminding us that Democracy is fuel.
It’s our Fire.
An ideal,
Made of Generations of dreams, immigration, vision and ideas.
Ideas endure.
Ideas stand tall.
No, you cannot stop Democracy.
No, you cannot stop democracy At All.