"45"

Out and about one sunny day   
I tripped over alternative facts   
And fell into the rabbit hole   
I plunged into an Orwellian nightmare   
Where ignorance was strength   
And a pompous idiot—   
Who reflected reality with a narcissistic mirror—   
Targeted the well-read man with censorship   
My breathing labored as the weight of corrupt lies    
Constricted my lungs   
While I struggled to climb out of the pit   
To seek sunlight and truth   
His lunacy became the norm   
And my intellectualism was cursed into damnation   

Copyright 2017 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman Orwell

"No News . . . "

            I fear turning on news broadcasts! Every day another administrative atrocity bombards my sense of morality. I can’t stomach seeing or hearing others defend the amoral monster who resides within the White House. I no longer follow Trump’s twitter tantrums because he demonizes all and praises only himself. His repugnancy demands rejection by all honorable souls.

            POOF!

            He is nothing.

Copyright 2018 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman

"45"

Out and about one sunny day   

I tripped over alternative facts   

And fell into the rabbit hole   

I plunged into an Orwellian nightmare   

Where ignorance was strength   

And a pompous idiot—   

Who reflected reality with a narcissistic mirror—   

Targeted the well-read man with censorship   

My breathing labored as the weight of corrupt lies    

Constricted my lungs   

While I struggled to climb out of the pit   

To seek sunlight and truth   

His lunacy became the norm   

And my intellectualism was cursed into damnation   

Copyright 2017 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman