by C.J. Sellers
“Josmar Trujillo is trying to cross the bridge
from Reactionary to Revolutionary.” –Facebook
What of those rarefied American Elms
Ulmus americana, the White Elms
clustered and towering, condemning their young
with damning shade after all those many years
of enjoying their wealth of sun?
And see how in winter they don’t mind
the young fodder or whatever’s down there
as it serves to cover their roots.
Do the saps warm from obligation
or is it fate where the progeny fell and when?
And so Josmar Trojillo asks,
“What of this old forest? Good firewood?
Surely these young sprouts will be lost
but when the smoke clears, there at the base,
generations freed to live amid the blessed sun!”
So say we all, as Josmar echoes Che, “Vive la Revolución!”
Come lightning, come wind, spark! Bring it all down in flames
so the young leaves of the cultivar, American Liberty
will dance amid the ash and in the sun again.