Second Coming No. 72 — April 1, 2025

A poem-a-day protest against the threat posed to our democracy by the current occupant of the White House

Kris Beaver
When pressed on Full Measure With Sharyl Attkisson, he said

he was being a little bit sarcastic,
a little bit rock and roll
over Rover, a skosh jokester
about war in the Ukraine,
itching to start bitching
and blame. He was a tad
mad as a hatter, a pinch
within an inch of firing
some other stupid sucker
he can’t even name. Eager
to beleaguer any opposing
fucker brave enough to call
him out online, in public,
on AM radio, cable news TV.
It’s all a Ponzi scheme, you see.
DEI, EPA, Dept of Ed, SSA, VA,
Medicare, Medicaid, Kennedy
Center, national parks all
Monopoly property to desiccate,
overtake, rape. It’s rotten mojo.
Kinda criminal. Same old same old.
Don’t take him so seriously.
His comment was a fluke.
No fool could end war with Russia
in 24 hours without firing off a nuke.

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Kris Beaver’s poems have appeared in Bracken Magazine, Rattle, Mezzo Cammin, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, and Ergo! among other publications. A retired elementary school teacher, Kris lives and writes poetry in the sublime Pacific Northwest.

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Indolent Books and editor Michael Broder are back with another poem-a-day series as a creative response to the threat posed to our democracy by the current occupant of the White House. The plan is to continue for all 1460 days of the 47th American presidency.

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