Post-truth,
the president-elect is taking
a crash course in adulting.
His aides question
whether he can make the leap.
His "landslide election"
means he is revered "bigly"
in some parallel universe
of his own delusion,
which is all he needs -
that, and a mirror.
Alt-rights are bleaching all their whites,
preparatory to reclaiming the 50's.
A chatbox will soon be installed
in the Oval Office
for taking daily briefings.
Perhaps Artificial Intelligence
could do the work of governing
while the prez is busy tweeting?
Hygge, if ever actually
experienced
in the political arena,
will never be felt again
in the halls of power.
Everybody rational is in
a serious state of woke,
having traded in
the Audacity of Hope for
a new syndrome called
Election-Stress Disorder.
for Mama Zen's prompt at Real Toads, to use some of the following words:
post-truth: objective facts are less influential than emotional appeals
adulting: behaving in a way characteristic of an adult
bigly: a word made-up by someone not operating with a full deck
alt-rights: an ideological grouping associated with extreme conservatism
(as we watch the emerging from the shadows of the neo-nazis and skinheads
chatbox: a computer program to simulate human conversation, especially over the internet
hygge: a feeling of cozy well-being
woke: an African word indicating a state of being alert to injustice in society, especially racism
Good luck in 2017, friends. We're going to need it.
This bit:
ReplyDeleteAlt-rights are bleaching all their whites,
preparatory to reclaiming the 50's.
is just so on point. That's pretty perfect phrasing.
A chatbox will soon be installed
ReplyDeletein the Oval Office
for taking daily briefings.
I can feel the anger and dread here. Powerful write, Sherry
Alt-rights are bleaching all their whites,
ReplyDeletepreparatory to reclaiming the 50's.
This made me snigger.. though I suppose laughter is the response of the truly horrified.
I think he failed his adulting course bigly. However, his failure was yuuuuuge because he is the kind of manly man who grabs life by the pu$$y.
ReplyDeleteCara took the words out of my head. In fact, I'm pretty sure the prez (I shall call him that from now on, since he doesn't deserve the real title), anyway, I think that man is probably telling himself that the course in adulting doesn't even exist.
ReplyDeleteOhhh, so sharp, Sherry. Yes! However, I do not think he is even trying adulting. Why should he? Ugh.
ReplyDeleteMaybe, just maybe the shear randomness of rule will make something good come out... landslide victory... bah! humbug.
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely perfect Sherry - a masterpiece of truth. I so worry for the world...
ReplyDeleteKind regards
Anna :o]
having traded in
ReplyDeletethe Audacity of Hope for
a new syndrome called
Election-Stress Disorder
One can't be sure what to expect
Hank
well, at least he gave us 'bigly'. lol
ReplyDeleteOh Sherry, this is great! We all thought Regan and Bush were ridiculous but this guy takes the biscuit - you've summed it all up so well. I chuckled when I read:
ReplyDelete'the president-elect is taking
a crash course in adulting'
'His "landslide election"
means he is revered "bigly"
in some parallel universe
of his own delusion'
'Alt-rights are bleaching all their whites'
'A chatbox will soon be installed
in the Oval Office
for taking daily briefings.
Perhaps Artificial Intelligence
could do the work of governing
while the prez is busy tweeting?'
It seems the whole world has 'Election-Stress Disorder'!
Here is where I giggled
ReplyDelete"Perhaps Artificial Intelligence
could do the work of governing
while the prez is busy tweeting?"
Best Wishes in 2017 🍸
much love...
This is totally perfect. I love every word.
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