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They call him Daddy.
The President…
with that hollow grin,
and voice that echoes
like footsteps down a hallway
you dread to walk.
His cabinet kneels…
lips full of sugar and fear;
while the press
writes it down like gospel.
The name he gave himself.
This mask he made for power.
But he isn’t alone.
Republicans nod along.
A choir of cowards…
disguised as patriots.
Clutching their bibles
and flags like weapons.
And across the aisle,
the old guard smiles thinly.
Their silence bought
by the same cold hands
that count our losses
in profit.
Corporations speak louder
than the people…
in back rooms where laws are carved.
Not for us.
But for return on investment.
And me?
I remember
what it’s like to love a country
that doesn’t always
love you back.
What it’s like to watch those sworn
to protect become shadows
of the power they promised
to protect against.
This isn’t governance.
It’s theater, an old script,
where we’re always the ones
made to bleed,
so the powerful
can play pretend.
But grief is a compass, too.
And somewhere,
the people stir…
We remember
the way voices rise
when they stop waiting
to be rescued.
We never needed a Daddy.
We never needed
their polished lies,
their hollow hope,
or their tired stage.
We needed each other.
We still do.
And we’re still here…
Breathing.
Building.
Tearing down old myths,
brick by brittle brick…
until something real
can RISE!
Thank you for being here!
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