Bewildered

Emma Briggs
Oct 23, 2020
An orange with a white wig
Photo by Charles Deluvio on Unsplash

I’m not scared of Donald himself;
he’s only one of the fools.
It’s his fans who make me shiver inside
when I wake up late at night.
How do they respect a man
who’s exists only to lie?
Do they really think he cares for them
or anybody at all?
Ruthless, mean, ignorant,
what do they want from him?
Truly, I hope the answer is
that somehow they trust his words,
as the alternative is worse.
If the reason for their worship is
the brutal example he sets
for an aggressive…

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Emma Briggs

Australian writer, environmental activist, hang-gliding assistant & former sailor, journalist & clown. Poetry collection available now. www.emmabriggs.net