Saturday, December 12, 2015

a demagogue and a bully – v3

He is a demagogue and a bully
stoking the fires within us;
He is riding the waves of anger
our fear of attack, our vulnerability,
to pander to the prejudice
the racism within our nation
the doubt about their love

He is sowing seeds imprudent
fanning the flames of hatred
creating a wedge, taking advantage,
of division within our nation;
He is hoping to catch the wave
of the fomented revolution
seeking only to splinter, to tear at,
the fabric of our nation

He is casting pearls before swine
sowing to the whirlwind, their anger,
to milk the bitter harvest;
He is a demagogue and a bully
spewing a pack of lies
taking full advantage
of the fears in our time

edited/new name December 12, 2015
He is a barker, a carnie
edited December 12, 2015
a demagogue and a bully – v3
(merging edits to original and version 2)
Edited/new name December 10, 2015
a barker, a carnie
edited December 9, 2015
a clear and present danger – v4
(editing version 3)
edited December 9, 2015
a demagogue and a bully – v2
edited December 9, 2015
a xenophobic cancer – v3
edited December 9, 2015
a barker at the carnie – v3
edited December 9, 2015
a barker at the carnie – v2
December 9, 2015
a barker at the carnie
edited December 9, 2015
a xenophobic cancer – v2
edited December 2, 2015
a clear and present danger – v3
(editing version 2)
November 25, 2015
a xenophobic cancer
November 25, 2015
a demagogue and a bully
edited November 25, 2015
A clear and present danger – v2
November 25, 2015
A clear and present danger


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