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Soliloquy of a Puppetmaster 2020

Now is the summer of our discontent Made glorious opportunity for change And all the clouds that lower on our land In the bosom of the media rearranged While I who have no mind for fair concord Determine to conspire and prove the fiend And hate the idle pleasures life affords Ensure conflict is harvested and gleaned Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous, To instigate a man against a brother Black history I will exploit to thrust In deadly hate one race upon the other Soft hearted folks I will manipulate And play upon their heartstrings for my schemes Their sympathy emotions shall dictate Virtue signalling conformant to woke memes To activate my hidden plan I’ll move Self righteous useful pawns - give delegation With peaceful protests (who could not approve?) Though they shall lead to ruinous conflagration The people will rise, call for a redeemer When old regime has made a full contrition To save the nation, be a chaos healer I’ll, with reluctance, undertake the mission Then my control shall be with iron fist Surveillance of the people I’ll refine And cohorts of young zealots I’ll enlist The name: ‘Beloved Leader’ shall be mine 18 June 2020

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P.S. Awtry

Date: 2/1/2021 9:41:00 PM

Brilliant as always. I see the strings. I can’t unsee them.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 7/2/2020 5:46:00 PM

Hello Geoffrey Brewer, i think that the protest has gome on far too long. Too much destruction has been happening. Time to be peaceful. Enjoy your evening my friend.

Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 7/7/2020 6:21:00 AM

The protests have always had a hidden agenda. I agree that it is time for peace and reason to direct the discussions. Thanks for your feedback, Darlene.

Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 7/7/2020 6:20:00 AM

The protests have always had a hidden agenda. I agree that it is time for peace and reason to direct the discussions. Thanks for your feedback, Darlene.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/25/2020 4:19:00 PM

Geoffrey, this could be any number of puppet masters. They are numerous today but wow, you are SPOT ON about the protests going on right now. Deplorable! Another poet (was it you?) wrote about the hundreds dying from violence in Chicago and yet all focus is now being put elsewhere. Every day we are flooded with propoganda and I am SO SICK of it. I wish everyone would just WAKE UP. Well done! (Joe DiMIno is so right here)

Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 6/25/2020 10:00:00 PM

Thank you so much for these comments, Andrea. They have really made my day. I sometimes feel like a voice crying in the wilderness on these subjects, and my wife tells me I should avoid the contentious in my poems and then might get more response. Bless you and keep writing from your own mind.

Joe Dimino

Date: 6/21/2020 8:22:00 AM

Brilliant write, Goeffrey! The Left was smart (in their stupidity) going after the minds' of youth early as Grade School. These kids think real hardship is being denied access to Social Media (or drugs or porn) on the internet. Any Police Reform Bill should include a course in High School (in order to graduate) on how to treat police respectfully -- This proposed solution to de-escalate conflict, by having social workers ride along with officers is total lunacy -- It will be a Deadly Disaster!

Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 6/21/2020 10:31:00 AM

I am so pleased to receive your response to this poem, Joe. I have had my suspicion that many have been fearful of making any comment on such a politically incorrect viewpoint. Thank you for having the courage to express agreement, and not giving way with propitiation to the current herd attitude.