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there’s a Presidential mugshot

Rob Bowen
2 min readAug 26, 2023

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there’s a Presidential mugshot
stop the presses, hold the memes
feel we have to take a moment
to examine what this means
in times so unprecedented
we keep finding brand new lows
but it’s a counter offensive
to the man’s 400 blows
he landed against the country
against justice, rule of law
now the roost is full of chickens
time to pay the piper, y’all

there’s a Presidential mugshot
stop the presses, hold the memes
at a new defining moment
that is what this picture means
in times so unprecedented
reactions are paramount
accountability is key
fuck around, you will find out
despite your ranking or status
it’s the reason she is blind
so let Justice’s sword fall on
the insurrection inclined

four years ago he was talkin’
about nukin’ hurricanes
now his ass is straight perp walkin’
the fallout of the insane

there’s a Presidential mugshot
stop the presses, hold the memes
for this moment should give us pause
feel the full weight that it brings
in times so unprecedented
as dark histories repeat
we need signs no one’s above it
those scales balance and unseat
would-be kings and failed dictators
who’d see democracy fall
it’s part of our very fabric
that justice applies to all

four years ago he was talkin’
about nukin’ hurricanes
now his ass is straight perp walkin’
the fallout of the insane

we own the shame of this moment
our next move means everything
there’s a Presidential…

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Rob Bowen
Rob Bowen

Written by Rob Bowen

Indie filmmaker and writer/poet. Really just a guy named Rob.

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