King for a Day

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

Like those before him.

Teflon and Juan.

Generals and majors.

Meddling magistrates.

Meticulous and measured.

Manipulative, moronic mayors of simpleton.

Charismatic charge-cards.

Bold, bald, blank checks.

Worshipping the money Gods.

With their Marilyns and Monicas.

He with Daniels.

Weathering storms.

Their little heads doing the thinking.

Spewing controversy like oblivious, ornate orgasms.

An obscene Othello.

Right hands raised over little black books.

Their lefts covering private parts in nether regions.

Holding up in manipulative mansions.

Limousined and lying.

Despicable, Double Windsor Knots.

Devils in disguise.

Neil sang to us about 'Tin Soldiers and Nixon Coming'.

What will Don's final swan song be?

His unholy undoing.

Silicone, Sin and Sceptres?

Scintillating and sensational.

Stupidly happy while senses work overtime.

The view from the top is always much better.

Especially from twin peaks.

Up in a bird's nest.

Whilst sporting one.

Please pardon the pardoner.

Oh, to be ...

... king for a day ...

Author's Note

"As for the pyramids, there is nothing to wonder at in them so much as the fact that so many men could be found degraded enough to spend their lives constructing a tomb for some ambitious booby, whom it would have been wiser and manlier to have drowned in the Nile, and then given his body to the dogs." - Thoreau

All due credit to Bill Shakespeare and XTC.

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

Great write Pete, xtc had some great songs.and don’t you just love Thoreau. I like his no nonsense approach.. yes to play the king comes to mind with michael caine. strong choice of words, with that cutting edge worthy of such a title King Pete full tilt!🙃

[Pete]

thanks andrew. better that than King Sh*t!

[Haley]

I found this very interesting. In a good way of course. What I love most about this piece is your perspective. Not many people would appreciate something like this nowadays because they're all too busy fighting each other. Its all about the left and the right and free speech and blah blah blah. There is no hope for our "kings" so high up on their pedestals, but there could be hope for the rest of us if we could just find a common goal to unify.

[Pete]

thank you Haley. i like your thoughts on this. appreciated ...

[Alfred Kukitz]

Whoa Pete!

tales of titillating humor in fine detail. bravo!

regards,
al

[Pete]

thanks al. 'tis easy to hit a target that's standing still and not budging. appreciated ... :)

[Kelly Scheppers]

This piece dares its reader to come up with a suitable superlative to define its awe and presence. Your every line caused a new sensation for me to grasp and process, but that sorta comes with the territory in reading YOU!

[Pete]

thanks Kelly. ughh, so hard to avoid the donald these days in the media blitz. makes great fodder ...

[Kelly Scheppers]

I love Alex Baldwin's impression of him on SNL.

[Pete]

hilarious.

[Richard McLin]

Fantastic, I loved the Obscene Othello line. This is a great piece that really makes you think.
-Richard

[Pete]

thanks richard. the donald is quite the general ...