Trump Empire, Inc., XVII
patho-cracy ...
my ESL teacher whispers
then puts her finger
to her mouth as USA! chants
grow sharp and darker outside
wecan'twaitfor
$5, 000 made-in-USA
iPhones. iPhones now ...
flanked by a spray of flags
red-hattedTrumpists shouting
tariffs, a tax cut
for working Americans
louder from TV
in gathering dark, she mutters
my 401K, now 401
Land of the Crazed --> USA
Canada <-- Home of the Brave
a giant road sign
at the corner near the border
as flocks of geese fly north
in Toronto sunshine
with the scent of early spring
and freedom
two Americans meet and part:
one draft dodger, one Trump evader
Hands Off Rally:
chant after chant of fried truth
eggflation
scrambled justice, poached rights,
cracked democracy... Trump, Fuck Off
FYI: Trumpinator, Donald Trump as the Terminator, is a MAGA codeword.
ESL stands for English as a Second Language.
The Polish psychiatrist Andrew Lobaczewski coined this term, "pathocracy," to describe a type of governance by a small pathological minority that takes control over a society.
And a 401(k) is a retirement savings plan in the US
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two bluebirds singing
to each other
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Added: Trump Empire, Inc., XVIII
White House news on mute
shaft after shaft of sunlight
through rainclouds
Added: the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CLXXIII: "15 aid workers executed"
aid workers bound and shot
the s t r e t c h of silence
after silence
Added: Trump Empire, Inc., XIX
the stocks rocketing
downward, upward, downward ...
Trump brags, kissing my ass
