smiling in the dark

she's smiling in the dark

in a back corner of a bar

we don't see the celebratory drink.

three judges ruled against the  president.

a celebratory drink against authoritarianism.

she never thought she's be in the resistance

for herself and her children

for others and their children

for the earth.

she is so small, sinking into the oversized chair

in the dark, in a back corner of the bar

her drink in hand, determination

behind the smile

she's a fighter

a junkyard dog.