The President the riot and the mob
Capitol invasion on TV
Cops block entry at a narrow gate
Spartans at Thermopylae again
Others gain entry
Breaking window glass
And access to the chamber theirs at last
Deputies secreted in a secret room
America on the verge of doom
I am amazed
That millions can believe
And take as truth
The Donald and his lies
Pedalling fabrications
Architect of fake news
When you damage truth
The whole world you abuse
This man a damaged child
So I have read
When he speaks it’s clear
He knows how to butter bread
He says whatever nonsense
Comes into his head
And folk believe it
That’s the thing to dread
A wake up call I’d say
For present times
Beware your leaders
Beware their clever crimes
Hitler Stalin Mussolini gone
But others come with power in their hands
We need vibrant democracy today
Or this green world will turn to desert sands
Brian Fahy
27 October 2021
Erris Poetry 