Jonathan Rentler
spoke folk
we/they pronoun
neighbors
unstablers
some in capes
rise to the mike
& report
P. from the press,
I/they/gender-queer
whatever the fuck
get over it
rails
C. of the Valkyrie
they/them
will lead the march
on a motorcycle
White-haired M.J
she/her squeaks,
The die-in at town hall
was a hit!
banners & ovations stand
before
new actions proposed,
D.
he/him
representative lawyer
against nuclear manufacturers, warns of an end
hey hey J.
gender queer
he/him
suggests a mirror protest
of Chechnya
synchromodized with San Frans’
seconds & straw votes
two hours passed
in a calvary sanctuary
at a terrifique tuesday
rental-rate
allies recruited
we/they of the US of A
diaspora split
up-down-all-around
fingertips sparking
buddha says:
we all be
spokes in the wheel
togethered
but its the center hole
that makes the wagon move
Jonathan Rentler is the author of the chapbook Times Square Words# 1 (Yonkers International Press/Blurb 2017). His work has appeared in LOLA, Babbling of the Irrational, Fickle Muses, I-70, Ganymede, Unlikely Stories 2.0, and Midnight Muse.
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