I met a Jainist/Trumpist
Conspiracy theories
Gurgling out of his lugubrious lips:
Same dyed hair as his hero.
Abjuring masks
Talking loudly
He was a true contrarian
Puffed up with his non-violent intent
Demanding we all listen
To the non-sequiturs
Of his web sprung cache
Collaged with ten-second clips
And second hand notions.
All hail this mish mash world
Broiling with zeal
Where the uneducated are kings
The non-reader
Regally installed!
Here, the power of male regret
Bristles with savagery.
Legless mansplaining
Spreads along the course of its rigidities
Loping towards geddon
The id of intolerance Shanks’ true pony.
But the windbaggery works its tricks
Crowding out the mountain air
All resistance stilled
Retired into earphones and studied yawns
Until he only talks to himself
And awakens at last
His one perfect audience.
May 2021
Gar Jones
Conspiracy theories
Gurgling out of his lugubrious lips:
Same dyed hair as his hero.
Abjuring masks
Talking loudly
He was a true contrarian
Puffed up with his non-violent intent
Demanding we all listen
To the non-sequiturs
Of his web sprung cache
Collaged with ten-second clips
And second hand notions.
All hail this mish mash world
Broiling with zeal
Where the uneducated are kings
The non-reader
Regally installed!
Here, the power of male regret
Bristles with savagery.
Legless mansplaining
Spreads along the course of its rigidities
Loping towards geddon
The id of intolerance Shanks’ true pony.
But the windbaggery works its tricks
Crowding out the mountain air
All resistance stilled
Retired into earphones and studied yawns
Until he only talks to himself
And awakens at last
His one perfect audience.
May 2021
Gar Jones