 On April 19, 2025, voices across the U.S.A. rose in unison as part of the "Hands Off" protests opposing the political choices of Donald Trump and his unelected partner Elon Musk.
As patriots voiced their grievances, distilling America’s chaos into just a few words, I’m reminded how far a few words can reach. Thank you (thankiu!), fellow Americans, for inspiring me to share haiku again. Is the POTUS Trump? Or Felon Musk? It’s hard to tell them apartheid. Behind the satire is a deep unease. When billionaires like Musk wield influence without accountability, and when felonious politicians like Trump treat the Constitution as optional, democracy is in danger. The term "apartheid" isn't used lightly. It signals the growing divide between those with unchecked power and the rest of us struggling for equity, justice, and truth. Whether in Elon’s South Africa or the tech "broligarchy’s" Silicon Valley or anywhere else, apartheid is about separation—of power from people, of truth from media, of justice from law. The haiku asks us: Who's in charge? Who elected them? And who gets left out? The April 19 protests weren’t just political—they were poetic. They were an act of defiant clarity in a time of confusion. And sometimes, clarity starts with seventeen syllables. |