day SIXTY THREE

1984

 

They say the sales have gone up

in just the first five days

of this presidency,

that the use of

alternative facts

are the new

newspeak

the new

doublethink

in our new

regime.

 

Orwell could be a best seller once again.

 

I hope after that,

the populace

will move on to

It Can’t Happen Here

over

The Plot Against America

or the Man in the High Castle

because let’s be honest,

Roth and Dick have already had their day in the sun

and if America has decided

to read again

instead of watching

reality TV

instead of staring at their phones

and the asses

of beautiful women

if they’ve decided to educate

themselves about why

reality TV has begot a reality president

I think they should start with a challenge.

Or start with the People’s History of the United States

and see that we were never what we told ourselves we were

that the poor have been pushing back from day one

only to land under the boot of a cooperation.

Besides it’s only the first few days

in this new regime

so we’ve got plenty of time

to build a solid

fascist

reading list. 

 

---Ally Malinenko