![We have a friend that still can’t believe
that Hillary did not get to be president
Never mind the Russian hack job
the Facebook sellout and all that
or Bernie burning down the barn
What about the self inflicted damage
of ignoring or insulting
voters that were hers for the asking
Our friend is not the kind of person
who lays siege to the capital
or questions voters or machines
She just still wakes up early often
thinking that it can’t possibly be true
and pulls the covers back over her head](https://i0.wp.com/www.neilmeili.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-Deplorable-Situation.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1)
A Deplorable Situation
![We have a friend that still can’t believe
that Hillary did not get to be president
Never mind the Russian hack job
the Facebook sellout and all that
or Bernie burning down the barn
What about the self inflicted damage
of ignoring or insulting
voters that were hers for the asking
Our friend is not the kind of person
who lays siege to the capital
or questions voters or machines
She just still wakes up early often
thinking that it can’t possibly be true
and pulls the covers back over her head](https://i0.wp.com/www.neilmeili.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-Deplorable-Situation.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1)
DOING THE WORK
Dark nights of the soul may come again
This time I will have more candles
EVERY POEM IS A POEM OF HOPE
Your head
may be in the oven tomorrow
today you are still writing
Hear me! Help me!
with some belief the bottle
will get to shore in time