Ghosting the Insurrection

Dionne Charlet
1 min readFeb 4, 2021

Zdzisław Beksiński, Untitled, oil on fibreboard, photo: courtesy of the Gallery of Zdzisław Beksiński in Historical Museum in Sanok

Desiccated by tweet to burden
calm by conspiracy for the climb,
escalating the remains of self
unencumbered by love for partisan
peers, they massed in jowls and joints
with limbs to mob transition.

Hallucinations of Pelosi and Pence as non
persons of interest garnered lynch value
when Christian incontinence
was spewed in the chamber
bludgeoned over blood of order and law.

Lives do not matter when blackness is a catalyst
for rage engendered by the fraud known as Trump —
the aborter of eight whitewashed to pro
life gone askew with beatings by flags
MAGA vandalized to whip those in blue.

The steal was unstoppable
as the targets were named
by the loser of a mind born to con
even the devout sore from privilege
hellbent against peaceful protest.

Incitement is a cage for the indicted
abandoned by the lame duck
impeached for his actions
at the end of his term.

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Dionne Charlet
Dionne Charlet

Written by Dionne Charlet

Contemporary poet. Dysautonomia may ravage my mind and body, but no illness can mute my ear for words. Imagery is my Kung Fu. Thank you for reading! #SheWrote

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Death of the salesman, price we will pay.

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Nicely done, Dione!!

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This is some good work Dionne.

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