a barker, a carnie

a barker, a carnie

the mirrors in the funhouse,

his image distorted,

spewing anger, bile,

tearing us apart

a barker, a carnie

exposing our inner demons

our evil, darkest nature,

spewing anger, bile,

tearing us apart

a barker, a carnie

seeking to woo us to his position

calling us to try a turn

but there no kewpie doll, no treasure

at the end of this dark ride

a barker, a carnie

exposing our nativist passions

making others demons

spewing anger, bile,

tearing us apart

a barker, a carnie

sure of his deception,

the cruelty of his message,

spewing anger, bile,

tearing us apart

edited/new name December 12, 2015

He is a barker, a carnie

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/he-is-barker-carnie.html

edited December 12, 2015

a demagogue and a bully – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-demagogue-and-bully-v3.html

(merging edits to original and version 2)

Edited/new name December 10, 2015

a barker, a carnie

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-barker-carnie.html

edited December 9, 2015

a clear and present danger – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-clear-and-present-danger-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited December 9, 2015

a demagogue and a bully – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-demagogue-and-bully-v2.html

edited December 9, 2015

a xenophobic cancer – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-xenophobic-cancer-v3.html

edited December 9, 2015

a barker at the carnie – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-barker-at-carnie-v3.html

edited December 9, 2015

a barker at the carnie – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-barker-at-carnie-v2.html

December 9, 2015

a barker at the carnie

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-barker-at-carnie.html

edited December 9, 2015

a xenophobic cancer – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-xenophobic-cancer-v2.html

edited December 2, 2015

a clear and present danger – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-clear-and-present-danger-v3.html

(editing version 2)

November 25, 2015

a xenophobic cancer

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-xenophobic-cancer.html

November 25, 2015

a demagogue and a bully

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-demagogue-and-bully.html

edited November 25, 2015

A clear and present danger – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-clear-and-present-danger-v2.html

November 25, 2015

A clear and present danger

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-clear-and-present-danger.html

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