No Lullaby
By Kitty Riley
There ain’t no lullaby in this land
Sleep is hard to find
Trust and care are pushed away
Leaving fear behind
There was a time when helping others
Was the way to live
Friends and neighbors reaching out
Support and aid to give
Now trampling and dismantling
Are the preferred means
Of chipping away our fought-for rights
To build a power scene
Disregarding science and knowledge
Ignoring history
Playing games with the real truth
Breeding injury
All the ways to suppress those
Who use other voices
Who disagree and differ and
Make other choices
There ain’t no lullaby in this land
But dreams can abound
And together sing a song
To hush nightmares aground