It really was a coup d’état -- truly a corporate one, Chris Hedges
Now sweat sticks to my country’s head
like acid rain on window ledges
If you hedged your bets on betting
before the housing bubble’s bloodletting,
that means there’s a good chance you met William & Hillary Clinton
at one of Ted Cruz’s pool parties down in Texas
The Obamas arrive in Alaska
announcing their partnership with ExxonMobil
When George W. Bush looks back at Michelle
it’s only noticed by Angela Merkel
“Let’s come together,” so says Barack
“Become vigilant, valiant, and vocal!”
However, when Lebron asks how his people could maximize this moment
The Organizer suddenly sounds less hopeful
Doctor Anthony Fauci lowers his mask
to host an industry function for Vogue
After too many shots, it’s off to the restroom
and that’s where he runs into Mathew Knowles
“America’s destiny’s in your hands now.
Act wise, you must be bold.”
They discuss their concerns about blockchain technology and
split the pot from the tickets they sold
Tom Podesta’s accountant’s wife’s nephew grew up with
George Clooney’s third cousin removed
When the two of them run into Erik Prince in Soho
they discuss his sister, but never school
“We’re building a museum to honor Black achievements;
we have the people, the permits, the tools.”
Their idea for the opening night program is titled
How White People Invented The Blues
Sting arranges a meeting with John Kasich
on a yacht owned by New York’s iHeartRadio station
They agree that sex should remain as tantric as possible
and that incomes should stagnate basic
“Listen, if we paid people just to sit at home,
how would our friends get to go on vacation?”
Now they laugh, drinking Ace of Spades unfazed that
every server on board ported here on a slave ship.
Brad Rhone 