Tuesday, May 7, 2019

№ 589: Pomp And Circumvents (Pompeian dreams of glory)

THE SWAMP, May 6

Great Cæsar had Pompey the Great,
Grate Trump has me, Michael Pompeo.
Pompey, of course,
in due course
lost his head.
Whereas I, Michael Pompeo,
may yet take to bed,
calling in sick
then retire quick
to some cozy nook
to write a book
that causes Trump
to tweet harumphs
saying I'm “lying,
not on the level.
(That would be like
praise from the Devil.)
Surely his tweets —
off of the rails —
would be a boost
for my book sales.
Maybe a groovy
Hollywood movie
where I play me
and they TWICE pay me?

I do not wanna be
just another dumb chump
who loses his soul
working for Trump.