Histories Gatekeeper

Gatekeep history —

truth turned to mystery.

America, now shrouded

by the tales we find most proud.

The Smithsonian cracks,

as memory backtracks —

as if forgetting the past

dissolves the caste.

Colleges crumble,

while intellect stumbles.

Aimed attacks,

on diversity — and facts.

Erase the Natives,

our theft of their land.

Deny Black history,

immigrants’ hands.

End women’s choice,

silence her voice.

Let gender studies cease —

our story’s up for lease.

So gatekeep, if you must,

in a future built on patriotic lust.

For the gatekeeper holds a crown unjust,

built on lies and broken trust.

For every gate he seals with pride

marks a truth he tried to hide.