In the Colony

by Susan Shea (December 2024)

–
He felt like an ant
dodging the footfalls
of the biting mouths
who told him
he was small
just the end of a word
an ist
racist…misogynist…
–
who was not worthy
to be on their channels
–
but now it has been
declared that he is
man kind again
allowed to take care
of himself and his family
committed to teaching
the songs of freedom
–
tall enough to look directly
into the eyes of the overbearing
to say enough is enough
–
we are all invited
to the rally now and
deliverance is just beginning
–

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Susan Shea is a retired school psychologist who was raised in New York City, and is now living in a forest in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. Since she has returned to writing poetry this year, her poetry has been accepted in a few dozen publications, including Feminine Collective, Ekstasis, Persimmon Tree Literary Magazine, and The Avalon Literary Review.

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