Sunday Scribblings posted a new prompt today: Nearly. Gov. Scott Walker, can you feel fate breathing down your neck? We are a peaceful group of protesters, no matter how FOX spins it… no matter how many of your cronies plant bullets on the lawn of the Capitol Dome… no matter how long you hide in your office (except when you weasel out to address groups of white businessmen in black silk suits). We are here. We are NEAR. Get over it. Your time in office is almost up!
Nearly There (Madison, WI)
So close I can sense it
So strong, its pulse
So long, its road
So loud, its roar
Freedom is near
Freedom from overbearing robber barons
Freedom from locked and chained Capitol doors
Freedom from the stifling of public discourse
He’s in power for now
He’s almost gone
He knows his hour has come
He hears the word “impeachment” ring, a clarion call
The people of Wisconsin will not be silenced
The people of Wisconsin will not be trampled
The people of Wisconsin will not abandon unions
The people of Wisconsin have only begun to fight
© 2011 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
Sharp Little Pencil 
Old Egg
Had to Google ‘Gov. Scott Walker’ to see what all the fuss was about. Let’s hope your campaign is successful in achieving true democracy. This is often hard to win and so easy to lose.
Sharp Little Pencil
You bet, Robin. As I said to Jae, it depends on the voters and how things turn out April 5. We don’t get to vote up or down on the bill, but the faces in the State Supreme Court may change, as well as the Attorney General, etc.
Jae Rose
This is like a battle cry..strong, resonant, carrying through the streets of Madison, WI..with that conviction ‘you’ will soon be there..Jae
Sharp Little Pencil
It depends on whether people get tired or don’t turn out in sufficient numbers on Election Day, April 5. I am counting on the hearty nature of folks here, plus the huge numbers of non-union folks (like myself and my husband) who have come to the protests. Thanks, Jae, for the encouragement! Amy
froggyprager
Hey- Love the poem, right on. I think that is a great way to express the feelings of the 1000s of protestors fighting agaist these policies and now focused on a recall. I am so not a poet but thank you for the comments on my blog. I am new to the whole Sunday Scribblings thing, it is hard for me to write on a topic like that, usually I just write when something inspires me, which is not as often now. Welcome to Madison and I will keep checking out your blog.
Sharp Little Pencil
Thanks, Froggy! Thanks for the warm welcome as well. It’s a groundswell – even today, a Monday, there were several folks with signs “keeping them honest.” I wrote a Union song today… maybe will teach harmonies to some friends and we can get it sung around town.
I will keep visiting you and commenting if you do the same! Do not be afraid: Some of the first material I posted was sort of not so great… writing of any kind is a muscle you must keep flexed in order to build on. Writing to prompts was hard at first, but you’d be surprised how easy it becomes, and then it’s great to post your work and check out everyone else’s take on the prompt. You learn a lot that way. Ribbit, Amy
Sherry Blue Sky
Fantastic! Full of fire and passion! Go, Wisconsin!!!!
Sharp Little Pencil
Thanks, Sherry. From you, a comment like “fire and passion” says a lot! I am very encouraged… A
Meryl Jaffe
Powerful piece. Unfortunately the problem is so much larger and deeper than Governor Walker… I wish us all luck in these very challenging times.
Sharp Little Pencil
Oh, you bet, Meryl. The interesting piece of the puzzle is that Lex and I arrived in Madison right when the ruckus started… and it’s only going to spread like the cancer it is (greed) from here if we don’t stop Walker’s agenda of corruption and the suppression of unions. Y’all have been warned, “safe” states – they are coming for you!! Amy
billy bob
Remember “1984”, they are watching you.
Sharp Little Pencil
Good thing you didn’t say 1979 – I can’t remember half of that year, LOL! And just because I’m not paranoid doesn’t mean they still aren’t watching me, right? Love to your mom! Amy
Altonian
That’s a great poem/song Amy – I would march to that, if I were there.
I have followed some of the ‘Walker story’ on Google News. The man’s a menace, good luck in your endeavours.
Sharp Little Pencil
Walker’s 15 minutes are almost up, God willing and the voters turn out! Even Republicans regret voting him in…
ms pie
it is a wonderful right to have the freedom to vote… “..for the people by the people..” i think i heard that somewhere…
pamela
You are a passionate person, Amy. I love how you stand up for what you believe in.
Pamela
Sharp Little Pencil
Thank you so much, Pamelita. It’s the way I was raised, I guess.
Mr. Walker
As a teacher, I’ve had my eye and ear on Scott Walker and his union-busting rhetoric. Thanks for the reminder that poems can be political.
Sharp Little Pencil
Every public employee in America should have an eye on Gov. Walker. THis is the Heritage Foundation’s (meaning the Koch Brothers’) blueprint for busting all unions that are left and privatizing everything from our schools to our post offices and sanitation work. Amy
ladynimue
May Angels bless force to your wings Amy !
I will be there with you in my prayers 🙂