(Artwork, courtesy of Nina Bunjevac, first published in The New Republic, 02/05/2024)
Down with Protestors!
Horned men baying at the day moon
Men in silk hats screaming:
Down with protestors!
Stars are about to leave the American flag
The stripes will follow.
What then will shake with rage and fear on the flagpole?
A naked rag!
Horned men baying at the day moon
Men in silk hats screaming.
Síos le Lucht Agóide!
Fir adharcacha ag sceamhaíl leis an ngealach lae
Fir faoi hataí síoda ag béicíl:
Síos le lucht agóide!
Réaltaí ar tí bratach Mheiriceá a thréigean
Leanfaidh na stríoca iad.
Cad a bheidh ar crith ansin le cuthach is eagla ar an gcrann brataí?
Ceirt nocht!
Fir adharcacha ag sceamhaíl leis an ngealach lae
Fir faoi hataí síoda ag béicíl.