i despair we are so selfish 

in such a self defeating way

meritocracy is not 

a real-world thing

it’s a pump and dump town

and there’s new mayor in clown

so double down 

to top trump

they say

all the king’s horses 

and all the king’s memes

couldn’t repair humpty‘s 

defective genes

he pulls fascist faces

and pardons racists

we can only prey

for a ceasefire that sticks

a new leader had been ennobled and he was promising to end wars while at the same time pardoning violent people who were in prison for storming the capitol. a mockery is being made of the rule of law. corruption is open, bragged about. it’s depressing. so turn the news off and write some poetry.