W3 – Blitz!

Chaos in Pens

everything askew

everything in chaos

chaos in homes

chaos in the streets

streets now unsafe

streets being controlled

controlled movements

controlled speeches

speeches curtailed

speeches sound off

off putting words

off kilter rules

rules for walking

rules for talking

talking heads dictating

talking not working

working people rounded up

working for democracy

democracy fading

democracy overruled

overruled by leaders

overruled in congress

congress inabilities

congress ineffective

ineffective law enforcement

ineffective judges

judges rulings denied

judges intimidated

intimidated throngs

intimidated families

families threatened

families separated

separated children from parents

separated from safety

safety no longer safe

safety is threatened

threatened innocents

threatened people of color

color of skin selections

color of thoughts ignored

ignored cries

ignored pleas

cries from innocents

cries from protestors

protestors herded

herded into pens

pens of internment

pens like livestock herded

herded

internment.

***Whew, hope this is right.

W3 Prompt #174: Wea’ve Written Weekly