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— March for Our Lives, Washington DC, 2018
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Where we went today, we went
with the world. It was beautifully sad
and the food was bad. The secret police
wore shirts that said “secret police,”
which makes one wonder.
Even if Emma is a liberal puppet,
her tears galvanized hundreds
of thousands. Hundreds of thousands
listened to her cry in silence
and how can’t that change
the face of the earth? I’m pretty
sure it has, like I am sure
whatever gods were looking
down felt themselves age a bit,
reach for a tissue and think
about what they’ve done.
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Leslie Anne Mcilroy’s books include Slag (Main Street Rag, 2014). She lives and works in Pittsburgh.
Copyright 2021 Leslie Anne Mcilroy
Secret police labeled secret police.
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