There once was a man
Filled with hate
He espoused bigotry
And misogynistic traits
He spread mass fear
Of the unknown
With unsubstantiated claims
Voiced in a boisterous tone
He bullied his way
Right to the top
Stomping on minions
Whilst brainwashing his crop
Some followed blindly
Without protest
They thought to rule the country
He’d be the very best
He promised a wall
Along the edge
To keep immigrants out
He made a solemn pledge
There’d be less crime
But more guns
The greatest country he vowed
For future daughters and sons
No more Muslims
Or ethnics or Jews
We don’t need these people
Only rich white men’s views
They cheered him on
Voting him in
He’d rule the developed world
With his presidential win
You might laugh at this
And think it’s fiction
But this man is scarily real
To the world, an affliction
(c) Sanch V @ Sanch Writes (1 August 2016)
This has been written for Day 1 of the BarAThon Challenge at Blog-a-RhythmÂ
Sunila Vig
1 August 2016 at 12:22 pmWell written Sanch and scarily real indeed, this man you speak of. Truth actually is far more strange than fiction ever can be.
Sanch, the writer
1 August 2016 at 1:29 pmThanks Sunila…it scares me no end!
Suchitra
1 August 2016 at 12:46 pmWhat a clever way to integrate the prompt! Well done.
Sanch, the writer
1 August 2016 at 1:29 pmThank you Suchitra! 🙂
Mayuri
1 August 2016 at 1:59 pmOooohhhh, this is so smart and well written! Super take on the prompt!
Lata Sunil
1 August 2016 at 2:32 pmIt is a scary thought indeed. What if it really happens!!
Rachna
1 August 2016 at 2:47 pmSo well written, Sanch. This is exactly how I feel. Now keeping my fingers crossed that he is not chosen in November.
rajlakshmi
1 August 2016 at 4:48 pmIt’s scary to even imagine how stupid one has to be to vote for such man. How screwed must be their ideas that they see this man as a saviour! You expressed what we all have been thinking all this while.
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Nibha
1 August 2016 at 5:26 pmWoah! Loved the way you incorporated reality with fiction!
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Anshul Taran
1 August 2016 at 5:29 pmOh waoo.. awesome lines… right to the point.. truly awesome skills..
Beat About the Book
1 August 2016 at 6:00 pmThat’s an amazing idea for the prompt. It is strange how even now we keep voting for such people and refuse to take any lessons from history.
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Geets
1 August 2016 at 6:15 pmSuch a powerful creation but perfect usage of words! Absolutely loved it Sanch! Interesting take!
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Shilpa Gupte
1 August 2016 at 8:20 pmHey, that was a cool ditty, Sanch!
Suzy
1 August 2016 at 8:33 pmEnjoyed this one. Quite scary if he actually does win. Or perhaps it will be even more stranger than fiction if he actually turns out to do some good.
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Dr Roshan Radhakrishnan
1 August 2016 at 8:42 pmHe’s also a little too close to attaining the coveted title. From one in a million odds last year, it’s down to 50%.
Sanch, the writer
1 August 2016 at 10:06 pmIt’s very, very scary…
Dan Antion
1 August 2016 at 9:08 pmYou can’t make some stuff ip.
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Sid
1 August 2016 at 9:09 pmSmart …wait, Absolute masterpiece of a take on the prompt. Loved it!
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masoom
1 August 2016 at 11:26 pmNice poem ! Beautifully written !
Madhavi
2 August 2016 at 2:33 amIntelligent you I say!!!!
Mithila Menezes @fabulus1710
2 August 2016 at 2:51 amPolitics can sometimes be stranger than fiction. Or should we make that ‘all the time’?
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Vinay Leo R.
2 August 2016 at 6:20 amFabulous rhythm and rhyme, but I agree with your ending. It might seem fictional, but such “leaders” do exist in reality, and that is stranger than fiction.
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Sunaina Bhatia
2 August 2016 at 7:59 amI wonder at this absurdity too….Well-chosen topic for the prompt….what could be more stranger than this in these days….!
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Shantala
3 August 2016 at 12:13 pmLOVE your take. I am dreading this election and the result. Fingers crossed. And toes too. :/
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