Manu Raju of CNN: “...McConnell has privately informed associates that he plans to target President Joe Biden's agenda, with a push to unify Republicans on the grounds that it amounts to liberal overreach, another sign that he sees Trump as in the rearview mirror.”
Democrats should no longer be touting bipartisanship if Republicans intend to repeat the obstruction of the Obama years.
she’s There
maybe one day I can be There too
with book deals that drop after the Event
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she’s ready to write to order
tailoring poems to the Event as advised
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the modeling deal doesn’t bother me
we should have written word rock stars too
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every so often a poet who doesn’t get it writes
Amanda Gorman omitting Colin Kaepernick
because her brand matters more than truth.
big expressive man with bigger mustache
appears on conservative fringe TV
with paid program preceded by 90-second disclaimer
big Mike belts out his aria spiel:
buy My Sedition Pillow
after a night’s sleep
you’ll believe the 2020 election never happened
that the government has to be rolled back
and you’ll bellow about me being cancelled
as I add your name to my political donor list
may you sleep many nights on My Sedition Pillow
never waking up to be aware of who I really am
out in front of the Dairy Queen
at the intersection of Highways 25 and 287
youthful male giants once stood as colossi
astride the welcoming landscape of small town 70s
naked streaking all the way to White’s Auto
fights where karate was defeated by groin kick
Kiss and Led Zeppelin (sometimes Herbie Hancock)
provided background music from 8-track car stereos
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their world couldn’t hold back change
some graduated, others did not
one or two left town ahead of baby births
the Dairy Queen died so Texas One Stop could live
White’s Auto is now a Dollar General
the colossi are now grandparents
the youth of today drive their giant trucks
get their provisions from One Stop
and drive away fast with trucker hat country
as CD and FM stereo background music of choice
blasts away their anxieties over nothing being certain anymore
