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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

SWAGGER

by Herb Kauderer







not understanding
that presentation
is all about posture

the presidential hopeful
offends the interstellar alien
with a proffered hand

his campaign ends painfully,
his promise of war fulfilled


Herb Kauderer is an associate professor of English at Hilbert College, and the author of over a thousand published poems, including ten books.