A Poem for Alex Pretti
A Poem for Alex Pretti Commemorating a martyr who was murdered by Trump's Gestapo Public Servant Feb 1 My Fellow Democracy Defenders, ICE has murdered another American citizen in Minneapolis. Agents executed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse. Like Renee Good , I have written a poem as a tribute to this brave fighter of fascism who gave his life to protect immigrants. Let’s keep singing the NO KINGS ANTHEM together as we protest in the streets. Jesus would also keep going into churches to disrupt Christofascists. Democracy Defender is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. He wore no uniform of olive green, No rifle slung across the tragic scene. His weapon was a stethoscope, his shield The quiet mercy that the weak would wield. Alex Pretti, a nurse, a man of care, Who breathed the oxygen of democracy’s air. But when the black vans came to snatch and steal, To break the stranger on the...