Our Fascist Friends – Hard to Swallow

Bruce Gagnon

– Artist’s Website –

Many warn
of the collapse
economic
shutdown

to extract
the breath
from the living

Everyone
is afraid
of something
or someone

(fear nothing
but
fear itself)

Humility
becomes scarce
arrogance
reigns

we all suck
the same air
our planet
is hot
and fragile
as our own
life is…

U.S
not a free country
many use
the word
fascism
when they
look toward Washington

U.S. supports
fascism in
Ukraine
Japan
Germany
Honduras
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
South Korea
Libya
Afghanistan
Iraq
Israel
Australia
Philippines
United Kingdom
and many
more…

Washington
never apologizes
for anything
never admits
when wrong

It gets
stuck in the throat
goes down hard

truth
always difficult
to swallow