Saturday 14 September 2019

World Leader Pretend (September 5, 2019)



Rock star
Working crowds
Inciting rabid chanting fans.


As if
Lyrics to hit songs
On Billboard’s Top 40
With a bullet.


Divisive lightning rod
Drawing destructive energy
With every word/gesture.


Opposition attacked
With inflammatory 
"Red menace."


Rule of law
Suggested guideline
Ignore if conflicting.


Cruel parody
Of unifying voice
Facing economic
And political unrest.


Planetary lungs
Blackened remains
As burning beds
Light the night sky.


While
Rivers run red.


Therisa © 2019

Author's note: When I started writing this poem, about 4 months ago, American President Donald Trump, was the focus for this. In the time since, Brazil, Great Britain, Hungary and Israel have come to occupy my attention for this dubious title. The poem's title is a reference to the song, World Leader Pretend on the 1988 release cd, Green, by R.E.M.

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