I remember not paying attention,

It really didn’t matter too much,

Some headlines identifying a few,

My days went on without concern.

~

I remember realizing later on,

The impact was rather severe.

We were experiencing the harshest

Way to challenge democracy.

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And then there was the breaking

Point when the cabinet unraveled.

I guess I wake up to that memory

Today, hoping for another reckoning.

~

It was Watergate when I was a kid.

Its horrific reality frightens me today.