The Artsy Fartsy of Lying: A Trumpian tragicomic trilogy

Inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks poem, We Real Cool, the Pool Players, Seven At the Golden Shovel:

I Lie Good…Bigly Good

(notice the prominence of ego here, as we go to Mar a Lago for another year)

I lie good I know I should, I

lie easy and quick fast and slick, I

pay lawyers little humiliate and belittle, I

love myself and me care less about thee, I

can’t stand my sycophant followers, I

always prevaricate must dominate, I

unrealistic malignant narcissistic, I

never realistic my temper ballistic, I

love to sit on my golden throne toilet, I

will never let an election spoil it, I

showed a smile in my jail mugshot, I

turned it into a scowl meanwhile, I

haven’t forgotten my version of truth, I

know it is crude and uncouth.

A Liar Squirmin’ With Vermin

Liar! Liar! On line and on cyberwire

from morning past noon to late at night

with personal and profound prevarication

distorting truth in almost every situation

In many states from the North to the South

ridiculous rhetoric spumes from his mouth

whatever his MAGA base want and desire

his campaign is hot new theories to conspire

Millions hove heard the lies he has spread

as a sly Fox repeats every word he has said

who cares about impeachment or indictment

as sycophantic vote deniers gain excitement

Like Blake’s Tyger with “fearful symmetry”

he crafts his campaign of fascistic autocracy.

It is Easy to Just Vote No

Some say nay negative or negatory

some others say absolutely no way

some say that is another tall story

some plainly simply just say no

Some say Hey there’s no way dude

on that guy we will never ever go

other say BS or something crude

some plainly simply just say no

Some say impossible not possible

some say you can just go shove it

he is totally inadequate irresponsible

some just say no again and love it

Please open your mind and eyes

it is not at all wrong you know

to your surprise you might find

it is really easy to just vote no.

Joey aka “Pepe Batbon” Connolly is a retired educator who taught in the CNMI, NOLA, and LVNV. He is the Poet Laureate of Tinian and enjoys stargazing.