Democracy in Action (Side B) My boyfriend was a Democrat Who advocated equal rights, Freedom of speech and choice But one night When I said his manliness Was maybe not the measure of all things Which, all considered, were unequal, He hit the roof and Kicked me out And swore I was a You know what I told him words were simply words, That he was free to say his piece – As I was just as free To walk the walk ________________________________________________________________________ Emanuel E. García, Sinking In, One Hundred Poems, 2013 |