"No News . . . "

            I fear turning on news broadcasts! Every day another administrative atrocity bombards my sense of morality. I can’t stomach seeing or hearing others defend the amoral monster who resides within the White House. I no longer follow Trump’s twitter tantrums because he demonizes all and praises only himself. His repugnancy demands rejection by all honorable souls.

            POOF!

            He is nothing.

Copyright 2018 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman

“Your Silence”

I have no excuse for hurting you

Saying

“I didn’t understand”

doesn’t erase your pain

When you stripped bare

our differences,

I built a defensive wall

to shelter our friendship

to protect us from the World’s invasive

discord and discontent

I begged for less

Your silence honors me

Copyright 2018 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman