Tax Time

 

Winter of our Discontent

Expected snow

but their band of flakes

a no-show

No surprise

This dosey-doe

of cloudless skies

Drumbeat of tax cuts

border wars, coal scat

& plutonium futures

Itki’s undanceable

Unsustainable

An off-key bully boast

Itki's care frozen mid-step

Wisdom in flaming absence

Let’s face the facts, we’re furious

Time for manifesting anger

that makes the floor shake

Calls us out 

to act on

our thwarted socialismo values

Mad as shaggy manes 

busting up

through the White House lawn

Disgust pushes us

onto the Beltway dancefloor

for a little Aztec 

two-step

A tarantella of protests

where outside action comes from 

an inside movement

Outrage that won't stay put

Though, as one Ish Nation poet scribed

putting a hopeful spin to the story

In every good tango

there’s a step backwards 

too

Nevertheless, McRedeye sez

no time for tip-toeing

This ain’t  no ballet

Best be joining 

hands & yes yes

 jumping into the mosh pit