day THREE HUNDRED and SIXTY TWO

The Wall

“I will build a great, great wall on our southern border and I will make Mexico pay for that wall.” – Donald J. Trump

The Xenophobe-in-Chief

without personal filters or boundaries,

insists on a geographical barrier

to keep out terrorists, rapists, drug dealers,

but mostly undocumented, desperate workers.

He vows to build a “beautiful” wall,

assures credulous Americans

it won’t cost them a cent,

Mexico will be happy

to pick up the tab.

His proposed budget

includes $18 billion

just to start construction.

The finished product could cost

three times more than

fantasy figures Candidate Crazy

was constantly quoting.

Once again, we’re the gullible,

ignorant electorate

who handed a con man

the keys to our nation,

signed a blank check

and are now on the hook

for stupidity’s exorbitant bill.

--Jennifer Lagier