a flock congregate
at 1600
Pennsylvania Ave.
carrion
masquerading
as doves.
a group of vultures
waiting
for the storm.
a failed state propagated
by a real estate mogul
turned reality TV star.
an orange fascist
adorned
with a golden toupée.
the White House's
black market profiteers
have emerged from the dark.
let's have a round of applause
for this parlor trick,
globalization's final act:
the curtain parts.
oligarchic puppet-masters
take a bow
as the laugh-track kicks on,
their fingers overlap
behind their backs.
corporate coup d'état.
hostile takeover.
d(evolution).
Apr 3, 2017
Apr 3, 2017 at 8:09 AM UTC
a flock congregate
at 1600
Pennsylvania Ave.
carrion
masquerading
as doves.
a group of vultures
waiting
for the storm.
a failed state propagated
by a real estate mogul
turned reality TV star.
an orange fascist
adorned
with a golden toupée.
the White House's
black market profiteers
have emerged from the dark.
let's have a round of applause
for this parlor trick,
globalization's final act:
the curtain parts.
oligarchic puppet-masters
take a bow
as the laugh-track kicks on,
their fingers overlap
behind their backs.
corporate coup d'état.
hostile takeover.
d(evolution).
National Poetry Day 3
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