executive order
he doesn’t like being questioned
that’s why he ran away
left the room, closed the doors
took his toys with him
so he wouldn’t have to answer;
he doesn’t like being pressed for details
or actual facts, reluctant to reveal he doesn’t know
he'll keep it vague, like any con man
repeat the same salesman script
toss in multi-syllable words to make it sound
almost like he knows what he's doing.
but he misapplies them, not knowing their meaning -
a puppet trying to appear puppet-master
this was his moment as "leading man"
too bad he doesn’t know how to lead, to be a hero
who knew he would be expected to do things,
know things, be honest
(his wife didn't), he didn't as a figurehead.
when i watch him, i think of "dune", of beast rabben
and next to him - republicans' appointed feyd
the power hungry don’t realize we've been watching
anticipating that bait and switch when pence is placed
christian sharia and law installed
perhaps donny is now realizing the player got played
his lackeys weren't comrades in arms
but hold his strings, move his mouth.
this child who walked out of ceremony.
i'm disappointed - not in him
he’s always been a bad actor, broadcasting every move,
screaming every tell - no, it’s americans
not seeing feyd waiting, placed on the board -
his cruelty will seem a kindness, thanks to the beast
About this poem
Published in Terra Incognita: Oregon Poets Write for Ecological, Social, Political and Economic Justice. Bob Hill Publishing.2019
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Written on March 31, 2017
Submitted by Ariel on September 19, 2021
Modified on April 01, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,324 |
Words | 239 |
Stanzas | 16 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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