Hope

 Pink is the color of HOPE

for a people that has been languishing

under the fascist regime of a cold-hearted 

leader and his cabal of clowns and the corrupt

for a nation that has seen the collapse of democracy

and the rule of law where killings made the 

headlines but cold-shouldered by the perpetrators

for a country known for its pride and honor

of its heroes and heroines, 

its history and heritage of freedom 

that's been trampled over and over

by dictators and pretend-leaders

with the red for a revisionist

the green to perpetuate the killings

and the yellow with its old politics

the dawning of hope has come

in an unexpectedly gentle hue

it's not red nor yellow nor green

it comes in a color so tender and right

that the people can hold on to

at last, pink has become the symbol~

of hope, of change, of trust.