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POEM: the rainbow I want to see

the rainbow I want to see

forms in a puddle of gasoline
pooling below a row of Molotov cocktails
a riot not a parade

they’re not coming for us
they’re already here
that warmth you feel

is the breath of the enemy
uniformed like a dark patch of night
light glinting off a truncheon

grab a brick, break a bottle
sharpen your knives and axes
this is the hour when we fight

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6 September 2025
Charlottesville

Published in My poems Poem-A-Day 2025 Poetry Politics & Activism

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