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The pandemic is over you think and you hope, I wish you were right, but no, it’s not, nope. Vaccines let us think that Covid’s past-tense, We now talk and sing with no exhaling fence. But a surge is around the corner, it will happen again, Like the flu and political foolishness, the question is when. Covid will return, there’s no scientific doubt, Again we’ll be hindered, both inside and out. So save your masks, don’t throw them away, By Thanksgiving you’ll need a new one each day. Demonstrations to oppose mandatory masks will arise, Given the history, is that really wise? Pandemics are dangerous and restraint is required, But that didn’t happen with the 45th president we hired. Recommendations based on science were not heeded, At White House parties, masks were not neeed. He suggested drinking bleach, that’s not an exaggeration, It is mind-boggling to think he was leading this nation. He minimized dangers and spread Twitter falsehoods galore, You thought he hit bottom, but there was always more. He denied Covid was real and said it would disappear, But then he was hospitalized because some positives were near. Republicans believed him and masks would not require, ABC news says Covid deaths in red states were 38 percent higher. The pandemic was interrupted by a national election, How appropriate that the Covid response was in our selection. It would be close because of the red and blue states, Perhaps Trump’s debate performances sealed his and our fates. The voters were wise and he lost by seven million, But Mr. Petulant’s hair became more vermillion. He protested and tried to find the imaginary votes, Maybe they were eaten by Democratic goats. Most Republicans think Trump won, imagine that. They also think cigarettes are healthy and the Earth is flat. He wasn’t re-elected and no fraud was found, But his protests continued with increased sound. Overturning the valid election became his focus, The January 6 assault on the Capitol was the locus. The U.S. Capitol was invaded and people died, But most Republicans avoid investigating and chose to hide. He’s out of the limelight, thank goodness and hoorary, While he won’t be on the ballot, his imprint will stay, The lack of a strong Democractic bench is concerning, But I still don’t think Turmp will be returning. So who runs against Biden in ‘24 is a question you ask, Because rummaging through the Repub possee is quite a task. Ultimately Trump will choose who goes on the ticket, Someone who will polish his boot and, further, then lick it. My prediction for the 2024 Republican nominee makes me wary, He’s visible, charismatic, and I think quite scary. You read it here first and I hope that I err, But I think Trump will choose Tucker Carlson to be his heir.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, Summer 2022.
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