America on Trial 2020
Both sides claimed victory
don’t blame me, I worked for Howie Hawkins
I worked for Dr. Joe Jorgenson
I worked for Kanye West
of the whole lot, maybe the best
Now it’s a whole new time, one we never hoped to see
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Both sides claimed victory
with neither to concede
both ready to advance to DC
with neither to retreat
roses gone and no worth in words
what are the sounds now heard
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Both sides claimed victory
with fraud and counter fraud
and shouts and screams!
There must be better dreams
feels like the time have gone
where we could find a better dawn
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Both sides claimed victory
with no way to retreat
and with the choice in dispute
no way to have repeat
No court could intervene
not even the Supreme
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Both sides claimed victory
Both knew they were right
ready to hold on to the day
and ride into the night
there’s a time when words can still hold sway
it seems we gave that time away
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Let the games begin
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About bobsmall1
Bob Small has read at Bacchanal, Barnes and Noble, Borders,
The Booksource (Swarthmore), The Clark Park Festivals,Community College of Philadelphia
Highwire Gallery, The Mad Poets Annual Food Fest Reading,
The Middle East Restaurant, Nexus GalleryThe Painted Bride Arts Center,
The Philadelphia Ethical Society, Robin's Bookstore
The University of Pennsylvania and also in New York City,
Trenton, NJ, Washington, DC, and in many Delaware Valley Venues.
He is the author of numerous chapbooks, including
El Otro Lado (with Maralyn Lois Polak), On watching America Die,
Small Steps and Toes (with Lamont B. Steptoe), and The Unapoet.
This is his first Reading in over a year.
Bob Small was Founder and President of the
two decades old Poets and Prophets,
which presented Poetry Readings
in both Delaware County and Philadelphia.
Bob was the Chair of The Delaware County Green Party and was the
First Green Party Candidate in Delaware County (2005).
He was also a Green Party National Delegate, among other duties.
He is the Founder and Facilitator of
The Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (PaBac),
which is a Coalition of both Independents and Third Parties.,
seeking to legislatively improve Pennsylvania's Ballot Access Laws. (Facebook)
Bob is also a founding member and
Facilitator of Democracy Unplugged, and Delco Debates,
which has presented Independent and Third Party Forums in Delaware County since 2004. Facebook)
He was formerly involved with Cinema Resistance, and Delco Pledge of Resistance.
Bob currently lives in Swarthmore with his wife
and their menagerie of animals.
He is currently focused on writing a Novel and organizing his Poetry, which he posts on his Blog (Bob Small1). He is retired from most of the above activities, except Delco Debates and Poets and Prophets, which he may return to.
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