1.
lit up sky
night after night citizens
send up firecrackers
rankle fretful sleeps
don’t call the police
a protest or bursts of
brief respites from fear
spatter of bolts disperse
arc of a damaged rainbow
scavenger hunt for
whose america
stand beside her guide her
a woman
chaotic treasure chests
filled with green greed
2.
outside my window
the hudson estuary
currents twist and turn
which god is in the lead
with social distancing
we cling to plastic
rafts called the u s of a
our country has been
punctured broken
dicks and janes still hold
hands while aunt jemima
and uncle ben grin
wear their culinary disguise
recipes and relics racist
pots simmer boil over
another gunshot fired
