They are Laughing at AOC

They laugh at her and the Green New Deal
They deny, deflect, dissect piecemeal

Tucker Carlson calls her “moron”
They mock, malign, yak, or yawn

She was a bartender, “Ha!” She’s just a girl,’
“Wants to take your cows! And cars! And world!”

Healthcare or jobs, THESE are issues more pressing
Lead in water, black lung, tech jobs? — not worth addressing

Jobs that pollute, that’s our proud tradition,
Lab meat, living biosphere? Unrealistic ambition.

She’s not on State News, she’s hardly a pro
She’s an everyday person, a regular Joe

We “nobodies” Each of us — not a millionaire,
What right have we to clean water, or air?