This Sonnet is an Act of Resistance

By Bud Koenemund

This sonnet is an act of resistance;
Creation wrought to defy corruption;
Art standing naked before ignorance;
While, it seems, the world bends toward destruction.
This sonnet is an act of defiance
Against Fascism’s blind obedience –
Hatred, racism, and intolerance.
These words speak for those forced into silence.
This sonnet is an act of protest;
A lament rising above the maelstrom,
As its foul shadow shrouds all in distress,
And one man makes our Republic a kingdom.
   This sonnet is an act of confidence;
   A faith time will excise maleficence.