say No to democracy

by Diana Todea

yells passing the Sabbath choir
Muslim girls covered in death’s breath
Israel praying in mud with fingers crossed

my pagan ache is a black line over the continents
let’s say No
to democracy

evolution in Darwinian cells
O-zone layers creeping
at Hell’s doors

human circles of gray and blue
we deserve better

say No
to democracy,
angels wearing Che Guevara’s skin.