OUR ROUGH BEAST is a sequel to THE DONALD TRUMP OF THE REPUBLIC, published by FootHills in May, 2016. That book was, alas, prophetic. OUR ROUGH BEAST attempts to chronicle what the year since the 2016 Election has been like.
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From the book:
ESCAPING THE DONALD
A day without The Donald
is something fine and free.
It’s like a paid vacation
to somewhere by the sea.
It’s like a walk in sunlight
on white and sparkling sand,
or skimming on the water
just out of sight of land—-
But then, the spell is broken.
You hear that grating voice.
You see that smirking visage.
You haven’t any choice.
You’re back amidst the rubble.
The streets are garbage-strewn.
There’s shrieking from loud speakers.
You won’t be leaving soon.
With nerves all raw and fraying,
condemned to high alert,
you’re subject to The Donald,
neck-deep in muck and dirt!
AN IMPERIAL MYSTERY
Two flunkies brought an
Emperor some undergarments
and a robe.
“What are those for?”
he asked querulously.
“Well, Sir… Well…”
They glanced at one
another, averted their eyes,
and shuffled their feet.
“Well, Sir,” one of them
began again.
“… it’s been brought
to our attention that …
that…” the other went on.
They glanced at one
another once more, then
concluded in unison.
“Well, that you’re
naked.”
“What the fuck!” the
Emperor exploded. “How the
fuck could I have become
fucking Emperor if I was
fucking naked?”
Moral: A whole lot of
people have been asking
that very same question.
THE POISON
(see Blake’s A Poison Tree)
I was angry with my Prez;
I told my good friend with a fez.
He told me he was angry too,
And said he wondered what to do.
I said, “Do nothing. It will pass.
The man’s a blowhard and an ass.
He’s got the mindset of a toad.
Just leave him and he will implode.”
My friend said, “That is fine advice.
But meantime I must pay a price.
I have to hide out in my house
And guard my children and my spouse.”
And then I saw that he was right,
And so I got up in the night
And wrote this poem for all to see.
And now they’re coming after me!
Bruce Bennett hopes fervently that OUR ROUGH BEAST is his final Donald Trump chapbook. But, if necessary, he is resolved that THE TRUMPIAD will march on.
Our Rough Beast
is a 44 page hand-stitched chapbook - $10.00.
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