Democracy

by Ann Christine Tabaka / September 10th, 2017

You can hate me
Or berate me
You can despise me
But you will never compromise me
… I am stronger than that

You can cheat me
Or mistreat me
You can even beat me
But you will never defeat me
… I am stronger than that

You can patronize me
Or dehumanize me
You can try to use me
But you will never defuse me
… I am stronger than that

Do not pity me
Or try to empty me
Never try to slur me
You will never conquer me
… I am stronger than that

Ann Christine Tabaka was nominated for the 2017 Pushcart Prize in Poetry, has been internationally published, and won poetry awards from numerous publications. She lives in Delaware, USA with her husband and two cats. She loves gardening and cooking. Her most recent credits are: Ethos Literary Journal, North of Oxford, Pomona Valley Review, Page & Spine, West Texas Literary Review, The Hungry Chimera, Sheila-Na-Gig, Synchronized Chaos, Pangolin Review, Foliate Oak Review, Better Than Starbucks!, The Write Launch, The Stray Branch, The McKinley Review, Fourth & Sycamore. *(a complete list of publications is available upon request) Read other articles by Ann Christine.

This article was posted on Sunday, September 10th, 2017 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.