Tuesday, October 6, 2020

A Deepening Frustration

He stood there on his balcony

And looked like Mussolini,

But ripped his mask off, like the chains

Encompassing Houdini.

 

The message that he thought he’d sent

Was “Look at me – I’m healthy!”

(As well as being powerful

And popular and wealthy.)

 

Yet that’s not how he was perceived

By viewers ‘cross the nation

Who watched in shock and horror

And a deepening frustration.

 

We’re fiddling with reality

And we are scared and shaken,

Stuck deep inside a nightmare

From which we cannot awaken.

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