Problematic Persuasion

problematic persuasions pragmatic paid patrons pharisees put upons power-ese pros versus cons one political persuasion is discerned easily when those pragmatic lies purr like a pharisee. do ends justify means? perks hide from public eyes. after months behind screens, one feels he’s just been put-upon. September 5, 2022 Charlie New Ku Poetry Contest Charles Messina ********* This is a new and different form of haiku that I came up with. A rhyming haiku with two stanzas. The first has a syllable count of 4,3,3,3,3,3,3,4 and the second has a syllable count of 8,6,6,6,6,6,6,8. Each stanza must also have a rhyming pattern. ...Charlie