A (Lyrical) Letter to Virginians

We can't take flight And ignore the plight Of strong attacks from The religious right. We must open our eyes And shine a light On the ardent fight for Women's rights. Though the view from the ground Is not as nice, We cannot smite Unless we're downright Defiant. One city birthed A renewed crusade. On the national stage, An icon made: The Capitol Steps. They swept us away that day, As we protested mistakes The General Assembly made. But an awakening dawned, And we spawned A movement Of modern-day Feminism. Issues of choice cause a great divide, But we're changing the tide And leading the nation, Which brings us great pride. Ultrasounds and TRAPs Started a fight In which the government Used their might. But the power of the people Found the side of right. And while both sides fight, We all would like: Freedom. Though political games Are perpetually played, We are not swayed By the flex of their muscles. We'll scuffle and hustle And increase our resistance With great persistence Until they are staid. Though protest we may, I do contend That in order to win, We must end and In all ways de-friend these Legislators. They passed poor laws And kept their paws In places they shouldn't. And though we couldn't Stop the close of clinics, We did get the probe Removed from the bill Passed on Richmond's Capitol Hill But the most important Pavement we can pound, With our eyes open wide, And our feet on the ground is to Vote. Election Day is Tuesday November 5.