The Buffoon Must Be Stopped

To one so-called “leader,” from a nation’s frustrated people

M. Edward Alexander
Poets Unlimited
1 min readAug 10, 2017

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Ignorance, they say, is Bliss —
Ah, but now hear this:

You know nothing of our pain
And you know nothing of our hurts
You, in your grotesque and gilded tower
You, with your greed and hunger for power
You, with your arrogant swagger
You, who talk of action with no actual plan
You, who never did and could not begin
To understand.

We say, How dare! A Buffoon’s Politics and Lies!
The fool knows nothing of Law,
Nothing of History,
Or the seat of People’s Pride.

You talk
You swagger
You blunder
You Blunder
You BLUNDER!

This is no Bliss!

Once, this was a comedy,
But now…
You, Buffoon — a leader? HA!
Face the mirror:
This is a tragedy
And you’re a travesty
You’re a Danger
And no one is laughing
Any longer.

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M. Edward Alexander
Poets Unlimited

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