by Barbara Loots
Clearly this explains a lot
about the president we’ve got.
For basement, substitute your bed.
Computer? Say tv instead.
Every click of Twitter thumb?
Neurons in the brain go numb
until the whole damn thing is gone.
The skull is empty. Sad. Poor Don.
Frequent contributor to lightpoetrymagazine.com, Barbara Loots keeps an eye on the news from Kansas City, MO. New collection The Beekeeper and other love poems coming soon from Kelsay Books.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
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