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.