Question and Answer

INTERVIEWER: Why do you write this blog?

FIORELLA: It's my outlet. It lets me drain/ The swamp of my brain.

INTERVIEWER: You answered me in a rhymed dimeter couplet. Why?

FIORELLA: It's a game I play with myself. Blending the message, the beat, and the rhyme is a challenge.

INTERVIEWER: Lately you've used your poetic  skills to challenge Donald Trump. Why not prose?

FIORELLA: People are more likely to remember a short, smartly-turned rhymed verse than a long, thoughtful essay.

INTERVIEWER: You want your poetry to be remembered?

FIORELLA: I want my message to be remembered. We all have our roles in the resisitance movement, and mine is to fuel the fire.\

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Call to Arms

Fiorella slept late today because she stayed up late last night--worrying, of course. Between Trump and the resistance, the country is in chaos, with the promise of more to come. Fio would like the chaos to resolve itself--the very existence of it weakens the strength of America--but she refuses to hide her head under a bushel (no!) and pretend all is well, that what is happening now is a phase that will soon pass, so she contributes to the chaos by being part of the resistance. Trump must be countered at every turn. Tweet, post, editorialize. March, march, march.  File lawsuit after lawsuit, after lawsuit. And we should all be involved. Fight the good fight!