the u.s. constitution

by Paul Cech / June 16th, 2019

in 1794
whisky rebels in southwestern pennsylvania
challenged the authority of the federal government and
the government held

in 1861
confederate rebels in south carolina
fired upon fort sumter
challenging the authority of the federal government and
the government held

today
in washington d. c.
corporate sponsored politicians
are destroying the authority of the federal government and
the one percent held

Paul Cech has been writing poetry since 1970. Several of his poems have been published as Saturday Poems in the Pittsburgh- Post Gazette and the Thomas Merton Center of Pittsburgh has published several of his poems in NewPeople. Read other articles by Paul.

This article was posted on Sunday, June 16th, 2019 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.