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Patriot Games Writers’ Cramp { 36 lines The right-wing spin masters are at it again Turning the greatest assault on American democracy The storming of the capital on January 6 By an angry mob into a patriotic uprising Against a communist dictatorship In the making Fighting to restore traditional Judeo-Christian values Led by false Christian prophets celebrating The rise of Christian fascism in America Calling the angry mob Patriots Is an affront To the real patriots Our grandparents Who fought world war Against the Nazis and were the original Antifa Fox News is now hosting Tucker’s ‘broadcast Siding with neo-fascist autocrats In Hungary, their newfound best friend Who is proudly instigating a neo-fascist Illiberal democratic state Shades of other right-wing autocrats That the right love to support Even celebrating the military coup Of Myanmar saying there is no reason That could not happen here Following the mad dictates Of the twice impeached former president Siding with the enemies of democracy Doing Putin’s bidding killing Democracy to save it. As our democracy lies dying as we speak The mobs braying take our country back. Make America great and white again Soon we will have the proud boys, oath keepers, Bugaloo bois and others Marching in the streets under Nazi and confederate banners Cheering their great leader as he storms back into power. God save America If he/she still cares? On Nov 3, 1534, the English parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, making king Henry VIII head of the Church of England. Write a poem or story about a conflict/collision/confrontation between religious and secular powers. Due November 4th, 2022 before noon, WdC time. === ( Deadline: 16 hours 35 minutes 47 seconds ) Remember: * 1000-word limit on stories, 40-line limit on poems * Newly composed for the contest. * Meet ALL the criteria in the prompt * Format any required words/phrases in the body of your piece in bold to assist your judge. Do NOT put other words/phrases in bold. * Save your story or poem as a static item in your portfolio * Post a b-item link to your composition in your post to the Cramp forum * Include your word/line count in your forum post's title or body. DOUBLE CHECK that you have met these requirements so that you can avoid the frustration of being disqualified on a technicality! |