Freddie Robinson Jr. Poet Dramatic Verse

American Nero

American Nero,
showering utter disdain — 
Denigration downpour on pleb citizens
begging for pandemic crumbs
As the pestilent fire rages around 
your virally tainted kingdom

Ghastly gladly,
you keep on fiddling 
acid text madly

Dripping hateful words that burn
deep into the bipolar soul 
of a divided nation

An enamel disrobed toga ethos
reveal naked desires
Sparking flames of cold pathos 

American Nero,
a contemptible paper reign
is exit poll falling
Whilst the fire of pox chaos
contagiously spread
with spittle accelerant ease 

This scorching hoax
raze any flagging, publican hope
Truth unmasked
do singe that gallows rumor rope

Fiery breath fiddler 
kindling fear, 
high up on that Ivory Tower roof
Tearfully playing the ill-fated fool madly,
as graven torch idolatry
lay fallow ‘neath ash liberty truth

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Janis Medders Tobechi July 30, 2020 at 6:28 AM Wow! Thought I would check you out after so long. You still have great talent for metaphor and symbolic representation. I am so sick of our Nero I do not know anymore. I am FAVING this

Gershon Wolf July 17, 2020 at 9:12 AM American Nero about sums up this POTUS... Except at least Nero could play the fiddle (apparently). All Trump can fiddle with is his zipper, which he should transfer from his trousers to his tweets and twitters, if he knew what was good for him. (But he doesn't). Last time, Hilary snatched defeat from the jaws of victory... This time DJT will, I think... Neither of them had anything but contempt for the vast majority of Americans, i.e., those who weren't exactly of their (privileged) ilk. ~ gw

Lawrence Sharp July 16, 2020 at 1:41 PM Amen.