He is a barker, a carnie

He is a barker, a carnie

reflected in the mirrors

in the funhouse,

his image distorted;

Spewing anger, bile,

tearing us apart

He is a barker, a carnie

exposing our inner demons

our evil, darkest nature,

tapping into, fomenting;

Spewing anger, bile,

tearing us apart

He is a barker, a carnie

seeking to woo us to his position

calling us to try a turn;

But there no kewpie doll,

no treasure, no reward

at the end of this dark ride

He is a barker, a carnie

exposing our nativist passions

making others demons

by race, by religion;

Spewing anger, bile,

tearing us apart

He is a barker, a carnie

sure of his own deception,

the cruelty of his message,

in fear, in division;

Spewing anger, bile,

tearing us apart

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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

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,360+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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

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

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,360+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.