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Trumpty Dumpty Tweeter Tales
“I, who once wrote songs with joyful zeal, am driven by grief to enter a weeping mode.”
—Opening lines to The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius in 525 A.D. Written in Latin (in prison) before his brutal execution. He had risen to political heights in the court of King Theodoric when he was implicated in a conspiracy and condemned to death. Consolation is Philosophy personified and she’s talking to him.
Tweeter Trump Tweets
(after Lord Tennyson’s Blow, Bugle, Blow)
The dishonor falls inside White House walls
and in the House and Senate impeachment hearing
the obfuscation spreads across the entire nation
and few seekers of truth are happy or cheering.
Tweeter Trump tweets, sends you his lies flying
Tweeter Trump’s cancerous answers dying dying
look at them, read, see how absurd each word
and getting worse, call a doctor, get a nurse.
The stubborn Senators blot them all out
the House of Representatives continues to shout
let witnesses be heard on all news rivers, let
testimony be in the Congressional Record forever.
Tweet Trumpty tweet, let the U.S. hear witnesses
let them see your totally unfit political fitnesses.
Tweets on Call off Pennsylvania Avenue
Since impeachment my thoughts continue via tweet
that they control; my destiny there is no doubt
a major part of my policies with all those I meet
tweets give my ineptitude a great deal of clout.
Regardless of poor grammar they come from my heart
military, global, and national issues get no consulting
my staff and career political advisors try to do their part
meanwhile DOJ, FBI, and the ‘lying media’ I am insulting.
As my tweets fly through cyberspace both day and night
those seeking favor and votes appeal to my red base
the major percentage of them cater to the far right
the cruder the better no need to save any face.
Capable of thousands of more lies intended for you
my narcissistic mind makes all of them untrue.
Joey ‘Pepe Batbon’ Connolly (Special to the Saipan Tribune)
Joey aka Pepe Batbon is a retired educator who taught in the CNMI, NOLA, and LVNV. He is a sonnet practitioner who enjoys stargazing.
