May 23, 2025

day 142

By Kat Myrman 
now that the other shoe has dropped

are you surprised?
it felt so good to win 
to own the libs, 
back then, didn’t it? 
to have every wild 
conspiracy theory 
you warned me about
validated by your guy…
your guy, who escaped 
death, miraculously healed 
only days after his brush 
with a sharpshooter’s bullet,
with not even a scar
to boast about…I have to admit
it was quite a show
and now, five months in 
reality has swung the sickle
your way…tariffs, government 
services shuttered, rising costs, 
mass layoffs, history wiped out,
innocent people disappearing 
from the streets, rights revoked, retribution is the theme of the hour, 
with access to the spoils of this coup reserved for the highest bidder…
cruel atrocities too numerous
to mention, but this is
what you voted for…right? 
and so I wonder, are you surprised? 
and if you are not, if you are not 
even the least bit dismayed 
by what is happening 
to our beautiful country, then
I am surprised…
and pissed off…
but most of all, sad to think
I never really knew you 

~kat

Gonna let today’s poem have the last word today. It’s been a rough week here in the USA. So sorry world.

But…thank goodness for glimmers. My little friend Mr Bean always makes me smile. I hope you too have a reason to smile today and every day.

Much love, peace, and daily glimmers to you!

~kat (and Mr Bean)

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