What Now? (The Unpopular Vote)

A Poem by Wayne Visser

What now?

He won the unpopular vote

What now?

He’s an emperor without any coat

What now?

All the power’s in the hands of a fool

What now?

We’re all living under bigotry’s rule

Now we rise up and we speak out

For this is the hour of democracy’s test

Now we defend the freedoms he flouts

For this is the moment to fight for our best

Now we dig deep and we stand tall

For this is the day for our values to shine

Now we defend and we don’t fall

For this is the moment for holding the line

For our freedom and justice

We’ll march on the street

For our planet and climate

We’ll turn up the heat

For our women and children

We’ll make our voice heard

For the sake of our future

We’ll not be deterred

Now we take stock and we prepare

For this is the hour of our reckoning

Now we join up and we share

For this is the moment of beckoning

Now we align and we support

For this is the day of pulling together

Now we get tough and we retort

For this is the moment to brave out the weather

For the keepers of every faith

We’ll refuse to be divided

For the people of every race

We’ll refuse to be one-sided

For the young ones and the old

We’ll find a better direction

For the willing and the bold

We’ll fight until the next election

What now?

We take up the strain on the rope

What now?

We stand with the forces of hope

What now?

We declare for the rights we have won

What now?

We unite and take action as one

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Copyright 2016 Wayne Visser