they had just come back
from the unemployed march on city hall
an endless depression
outraged
their hungry east 105th street neighborhood
putting their bodies against the evictions
poverty
police violence
with their solidarity fists waving
free from the lame excuses
used to pacify and confuse
louie kissed ida that night
and told her he was going to spain
to fight fascism
wait for me
& we'll build our lives together
but first the world needs
to get rid of franco
and so it happened that way
ida waited
their libido steaming
through the cold
--- e b bortz
(published in opednews.com, Oct 27, 2011)
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