by Mark Danowsky
was not intended to mean
what any of us think
but language changes
& we change with it
& you know a bully
when you see one—
some preaching leviathan
who offers a shaky
social contract
insisting life is
not worth living
unless we have
a kind of freedom
from each other—
say six feet
or the Grand Canyon
where your views
stop mattering
unless my views
comfortably overlap
which happens
less & less
in a crumbling Democracy
while the old guard
hammers home
the same tired tales
of Middle Class bliss
with fenced neighbors
who deep down
share our core
values & beliefs
which fall flat
in the face
value of daily reminders
hammering home
who we care
enough to protect
what any of us think
but language changes
& we change with it
& you know a bully
when you see one—
some preaching leviathan
who offers a shaky
social contract
insisting life is
not worth living
unless we have
a kind of freedom
from each other—
say six feet
or the Grand Canyon
where your views
stop mattering
unless my views
comfortably overlap
which happens
less & less
in a crumbling Democracy
while the old guard
hammers home
the same tired tales
of Middle Class bliss
with fenced neighbors
who deep down
share our core
values & beliefs
which fall flat
in the face
value of daily reminders
hammering home
who we care
enough to protect
Mark Danowsky is Editor-in-Chief of ONE ART: a journal of poetry and Poetry Craft Essays Editor for Cleaver Magazine. He is the author of several short poetry books. His latest poetry collection is Take Care (Moon Tide Press, 2025). He writes and curates Stay Curious on Substack.
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