Friday, February 21, 2020

day ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED and TWENTY NINE


we are all reality tv

coronavirus virus
dance craze
is sweeping the world

and like a game show
we’re wondering who has it this week?

even the speaker of the house knows
that if you tear up the state of the union address
all it does is make for good drama

better than kids still sitting in cages

no, we can’t cancel that orange bastard
with all of the buzz surrounding him

let’s give him four more years
see if he can keep
the corporate news media’s ratings up

facebook
twitter
your local bar

you can go anywhere now
to binge-watch the end of democracy

i’m outraged
i’m angry

but i got so much shit stored on netflix
that i’ll be inside for a month

with my buttered popcorn
resting on the constitution

the tattered blinds drawn
to keep out the light

from all of those cellphone selfie zombies

and the glare of gleaming
ugly american flags.

--John Grochalski 

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