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Call To Order, January 20, 2017

January 29, 2017 by At Large

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By Fran Finley

Call To Order January 20, 2017

Play dead
The farce begins
Orange is the new black now
Friday unfolds the new order
Night comes

Play dead
Be still but breathe
Wait for the dark order
To begin the slide into meanness
Deep

Hope lives
Lights corners there
Bright the color of power
Waiting to unfurl the flag at
Daybreak

Fran Finley is a member of Karen Kenyon’s Gypsy Poets. Her work has appeared in Magee Park Poet’s Anthology and the San Diego Poetry Annual. 

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