Dear DJT

how did this happen?
can you look me in the eyes 
can you look ANYONE in the eyes 
and say you are truly proud? 

the answer 
should be no 
you should not be proud 
you have no right to be 

if you can still be proud while people are dying
while people are suffering 
while people are being murdered for the color of their skin 
the pronouns they use 
the clothes they wear 

then you have never been shown anything to be proud of
you have never been shown what leadership is  
what accountability is 

because it is NOT a twitter account 
it is NOT sexualizing your child 
it is NOT treating people as less than because they don't conform to your idea of society 

accountability can not happen while this is happening 
because as long as these things, 
the awful tweets, the sexualizing, the discrimination 
as long as you think that is okay you can never be accountable  

which is why I have to write a poem about it
because maybe if we call you out enough you will STOP 
maybe you will THINK
maybe you will CHANGE 

and maybe that won't happen 
maybe no one will see this 
and maybe no one will want to read because it doesn't rhyme 
maybe it doesn't flow well 
it is harsh

it isn't pretty or charming or sweet 
but that's just fine 

neither are you
 

caseyblaise

VT

19 years old

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