We, The People

by Chrissie Morris Brady / July 3rd, 2016

Democracy is happening in the House,
A sit-in to demand what the people want.
We, the people.
Remember us?

The Speaker says it’s a publicity stunt.
Asking for what most of the people want?
Remember us?
We, the people.

We, the people, are sick of gun deaths
Gun control is needed, we demand it.
Death at any moment by a bullet
Is not the way we want to live.

Democracy is alive and well when a sit in
Happens in the House, demanding to be heard
We, the people.
Remember us?

Chrissie is much traveled and has lived and worked in several countries. She gained her degrees in Psychology at USC and worked with recovering addicts in the LA area for four years She now lives on the South Coast of England where she writes. Chrissie has been published by Ariel Chart, Bournemouth Borough Council, Plum Tree Books, Mad Swirl, Anti Heroin Chic, Dead Snakes, and other publishers of poetry. Her articles appear in Novel Masters, Democracy Now, Sudden Denouement and other newspapers. Read other articles by Chrissie.

This article was posted on Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 at 8:01am and is filed under Poetry.