When I Say 'We' Poem by Nancy Ames

'She told us she had known
our leader as child,
but he was overthrown
the day the crowd went wild.

She ran but we caught her -
a woman with a pail
means hot, running water,
just one more small detail.

When I say 'we', I mean
the trained and certified,
and no one here has been
what we have all denied.

Tell whoever's winning
a slim majority,
ending the beginning
of his authority,

To stop the humidity
or the polluted air -
you can equalize stupidity
but you can't make it fair.'