“When people show you who they are, believe them.” – Maya Angelou
Conservative white male outrage
boils over at the thought of women
in control of their own minds,
bodies, potential.
An Atlantic columnist opines
that those who have abortions
are murderers, should be executed
by public hanging.
Misogyny burgeons
in a country that places
sexual predators
at the helm as leaders.
Sisters gather, organize
vow “No more!”
support female representatives
in record numbers.
Jennifer Lagier has published fourteen books, co-edits the Homestead Review, helps coordinate Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium readings. Newest books: Scene of the Crime (Evening Street Press), Harbingers (Blue Light Press), Camille Abroad (FutureCycle Press), Like a B Movie (FutureCycle Press). Forthcoming: Camille Mobilizes (Dec. 2018), (FutureCycle Press, 2018). Website: jlagier.net
I am not a silent poet 