it is nearly 9

it is nearly 9 pm, what am i to do with this

is it enough to decry the injustice of it all

in a strongly worded comment

if it isn't a distraction from all this hard

won order for which we've fought

am i to use this as a conversation starter

and interrupt my children's

afternoon privacy, hard won from

all their public schooling, and

wonder at their sweet and youthful play

or does this call for firmer action

of boycotts and demonstrations

outside capitols and public squares

on rain soaked pavement

now that it is damn near 10