To Die in the Street

Is it better to die in the street,

  Or be crushed ‘neath some autocrat’s feet?

Should I defy unwarranted rules,

  Or put up with the fakes and the fools?

Should I blow up a Tesla or two,

  Or concede that their lies are all true?

Should I quietly fall into line,

  Or block their path with a protest sign?

Should I chain myself up to a fence,

  Would that really make any sense?

Is it better to stand on my feet,

  Or to quietly take a backseat?

Do I ignore this cabal of crooks,

  Or be interned for reading banned books?

Do I defend the weak and the poor,

  Or forget the just oath that I swore?

Should I throw a self-righteous fit,

  Or meekly accept their bullshit?

Must I live with their hate and their fear,

  Or give them all a kick in the rear?

These are the questions we must ask,

  If we want our freedom to last.

Is it better to die in the street,

  Or to give up in utter defeat?

LDT March 16, ‘25  

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