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$\"DT-241x300\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

By Rick Anderson<\/b><\/p>\n

Smooth dissonant notes,
\ndiscordant silences, resonant wailing
\nechoes, angry bats, resonating with the crowd,
\ncrowd pleasing chants, the Don\u2019s trumpet,
\nspit oozes a policy to choke on.<\/p>\n

The title of his showing up hides,
\nthe awkward euphony of his vocal,
\nchords and visual exclamation marks,
\nthe way presidential, points to the Don\u2019s
\ncacophonous, diminished major chords,
\nhe plays the scales of the people.
\nThe disambiguation of the electorate.<\/p>\n

Earsplitting within an ear-shot,
\nof separating the Don separates
\nthe 1st Amendment from the seeing
\nhearing somethings. He rushes in on
\nthe questioner.<\/p>\n

He tackles the well-meaning thought. His concussive tirades,
\nindependent of memory lapses, dependent on
\nmind numbing lies. The process and the people
\nare being soiled, Jerry Springer paved the way,
\nfor the reality of TV on reality.<\/p>\n

Is America the Don\u2019s next Apprentice?
\nIs the Don America\u2019s next Apprentice?<\/p>\n

There is a better way.
\nMiles Davis played it.
\nLangston Hughes wrote about it.
\nLet Amerika be America again.<\/p>\n

__________________<\/p>\n

About Rick Anderson<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Born in Mountain View, CA. A graduate of Evergreen State College with a BLA, and a Certificate in National Security Studies from Johns Hopkins. A poet. A Civil Servant. He lives in Washington, DC. Currently in Kabul, Afghanistan as a government advisor. He is also an Oblate of St. Anselm\u2019s Abbey.<\/p>\n

His point of view is his and his\u00a0alone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"