Cory Booker is Senator Spartacus

A poem honoring Senator Booker's courageous record-setting filibuster

My Fellow Democracy Defenders,

Cory Booker is a champion of democracy in the fight against fascism. He filibustered for over 24 hours to resist Trump and Elon. I have written another poem in tribute to this brave warrior.

Beneath the Capitol’s grand dome,
Where voices rise and battles roam,
One man stood firm, his conscience clear,
A champion’s heart, a pioneer.

"Enough!" he cried with righteous fire,
Against the forces of deceit and liar.
No silent complicity would he bear,
While truth was trampled, justice rare.

With words like shields and truth his sword,
He spoke for those too long ignored.
The sacred right to cast a vote,
For every voice, for every note.

Through weary hours, he held the floor,
A sentinel at freedom’s door.
No filibuster born of spite,
But one to keep the flame alight.

For democracy is fragile, dear,
And thieves of rights draw ever near.
Yet Booker stood—unbowed, unbroken—
A vow of justice boldly spoken.

So history will mark this fight,
When darkness loomed, he brought the light.
A senator with courage true,
Who dared to do what none would do.

For in his stand, we hear the call:
Democracy must never fall.