When Bush signed the Military Commissions Act
he compounded the national disgrace of Guantanamo Bay
and Abu Ghraib by using the fear of fear itself to defeat
the dream of peace and justice for all

Having unleashed the brutal beast of fear
he relishes watching it devour the constitution
and the bill of rights
Not one patriot, Democrat or Republican
stood up to filibuster this fatal blow
not one patriot defied the forces of fear
not one patriot raised the fist of defiance
in the face of fascism

I wonder
do I stand alone
with a bleeding rose
in my brown fist
ready to fight and die
for the cause of peace
freedom and justice
the holy trinity
of a true republic