Doug Lane Poems

First he came for the immigrants, and I did not speak out, or spoke too quietly-
Because I was not an immigrant.
Then he came for the Muslims, and I did not speak out, or at least, did not speak loudly enough—
Because I was not a Muslim.
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You seduced me
with trickery
and afterwards
memories of our encounter
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Driven from my house
by greedy landlords
who think
it's theirs,
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American foster mother
you brought your bottomless,
unconditional,
love
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Was listening
to an old Trumplican bag
in Florida
being interviewed.
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On the 2nd day
of the televised RNC
one of his toadies,
Larry Toadwell,
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You ain't so tough
Nicky Santoro.
Listen to you whine
while they bash
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It's so much easier
to write
outside that community
I was forced
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Off a boat
from Cuba
steps an African slave
who will conquer two continents,
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It had always been taken for granted
and seemed it would always be there
so its extinction wasn't noticed
for some time.
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