WH Auden was right,
power corrupts,
and absolute power
corrupts absolutely.
We hear,
subvert the probe,
fear the caravan,
another mass shooting,
twelve more lives lost.
Yet today
democracy decides.
Women—black, white,
indigenous, Asian—
help flip the House.
Fresh hope rises.
Now is our time.
From sea to shining sea,
keep democracy alive.
May happiness shine.
Blessed be!
Amen! Alleluia!
Blessed be!