Implicit still in victory
and trampled by the crowd
I'm sorry for the levity.
I cannot hide it, Hope
-fully a stringed along
Republic tiredly is growing;
is keeping moving. Little
steps. And cautiously avoiding
litter; half full water bottles
Sometimes tripping, sometimes
troubled by the lack of moving,
stopping for a cigarette. And
always drooping, but redoubling
for the trouble's worth the troubling.
