2023 Now Old, 2024 Hope on Hold

A Man’s True Worth

“A man’s true worth, I maintain, can only be guessed at, for he holds most dear loyalty and good faith and abhors all falsehood, which is the world’s undoing. Therefore, one trusts such a man who is as good as his word.”

—song lyrics by Johannes de Meruco, 14th century French composer

BS LIVE with POTUS 45

(Trump muses about his prevarications)

Let not a single ounce of truth be known

dismiss my indictments; truth is not truth

draft deferment from spurs in my foot bone

devoid of basic honesty since early youth

Progress is quick, lying comes fast and slick

yes it has always been a cinch for me to do

I had many different lies from which to pick

disbelief varied but I always followed through

Lying mastery was part of my reality TV show

luck held out with very few performers leaks

my political promised lies continued to grow

with new conspiracy theories every few weeks

If you can believe all my lies you got it right

the truth be damned—morning noon and night.

G.U.N.: Gaza Ukraine Numbers

From tragic wars to hope for another ceasefire

from Ukraine cities and fields casualties unfold

thousands of dead, refugees in muck and mire

Gaza disease lack of water and food tales told

Hope as more supply trucks begin to arrive

hope as more hostages are being released

1.5 million female refugees in Poland thrive

hope for a proper burial for all the deceased

As death counts on all sides continue to rise

more than 20,000 in Gaza, far more in Ukraine

death and destruction rain down from the skies

thousands of innocent dead! it is truly insane

Tragedy of these two wars seen around the world

as numbers of innocent deaths are daily revealed.

Joey aka Pepe Batbon Connolly