SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS!
Part 1 of an Ongoing Poetry Series
By Mike Baron January 19th, 2020, 14:13 EST
SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS!
They want to steer the ship!
SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS!
They seldom leave a tip!
(Two weasels with dyed hair and tats, back to us, leaving cafe as the server, a blue-footed boobie, stares down at the remains of their meal.)
SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS!
How they love to preen!
SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS!
It’s important to be seen!
(A weasel standing on a plinth, about to lower a laurel wreath on its own brow as other weasels surround it in admiring poses. Hands clutched, little hearts coming from their heads.)
SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS!
Sneerin’ at the rubes!
Do you shop at Walmart? They shop at Whole Foods!
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Photo by MikeKalasnik 
About the Author
Mike Baron
Mike Baron is the creator of Nexus (with artist Steve Rude) and Badger, two of the longest lasting independent superhero comics. Nexus is about a cosmic avenger 500 years in the future. Badger, about a multiple personality, one of whom is a costumed crime fighter. First/Devils Due is publishing all new Badger stories. Baron has won two Eisners and an Inkpot award and written The Punisher, Flash, Deadman and Star Wars among many other titles.
Baron has published seven novels, Banshees, Domain, Helmet Head, Whack Job, Biker, Sons of Privilege, Not Fade Away, Sons of Bitches, Skorpio, and Disco. Banshees is about a satanic rock band that returns from the dead. Helmet Head is about Nazi biker zombies. Whack Job is about spontaneous human combustion. Biker is hard-boiled crime about a reformed motorcycle hoodlum turned private investigator. Skorpio is about a ghost who only appears under a blazing sun.
Mike Baron has written for The Boston Phoenix, Boston Globe, Oui, Fusion, Creem, Isthmus, FrontPageMag, and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.
He lives in Colorado with his wife Ann and some dogs.
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