Easter And The Death Of Compromise

On April 1, 2018 we celebrate the resurrection of Christ a tenet of what Christians believe

In what should be a moment of joy in the lands of his teachings and birth, many grieve

In Gaza Palestinians are in violent protest with 100 wounded and 16 killed

Another day, another bloody day and more entries on the butcher’s bill

In Syria the rattling of sabers is getting more and more intense

The Russians indicating if their forces were attacked the bear would not stay on defense

On the domestic front Moon Beam, Becerra and Schaaf are in open revolt

Pardoning felons or warning them of coming raids so they could bolt

Never on issues have we as a people been more polarized

Civility and tolerance to listen to the other side in terminal demise

Children early on learn to do what their parents do not what their parents say

So evident when watching the Parkland protests of refusal to listen to the other side on display

When know from tectonics that our plates move an inch or so apart or toward each other after 365 days

The fault lines between Reds and Blues are picking up speed as Blues espouse an open border as their creed

Obstructing, scorching earth to insure that Trump’s agenda does not succeed

Trump is not shy to join the fray with his fake news tweets instead of sleeves up to lead

Orange County is looking like County Sumpter surrounded by water on one side

An on the other three, a pro illegal hysterical rising tide

Lost in the rhetoric is the fact that the Blues could have had a DACA deal

That might have helped to this growing chasm heal

Would not come to the table

Espousing the Schumer and Pelosi want to compromise fable

The result $1.3 trillion with no wall, no end to lottery or chain

Another chance for compromise washed down the drain

A column of illegals moving forward to our southern border like a colony of army ants

To exploit the loophole of refugee status as soon as this side of the border their feet plant

Or be caught and given a deportation hearing for which they will never appear

Into our cities and towns into the underground economy just disappear

Never to be seen again until with the passage of time

They against citizens, legals or illegals commit a violent crime.

Compromise has died and has been entombed  many years or months ago

But unlike Christ there is no moved stone that used to block the entrance to show

© April 1, 2018 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet

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