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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-03-10 11:47 pm

Poem: "A Darkness Over Democracy"

This poem came out of the March 4, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from [personal profile] jake67jake. It also fills the "Shadows" square in my 3-1-25 card for the Tolkien Bingo Fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony Barrette.


"A Darkness Over Democracy"


After the return of the shadow,
a darkness fell over democracy.

The activists caught in the umbra
cringed but they did not cower.

Instead, they sharpened
their pens and their tongues
to enter the battle of wits
with an unarmed man.

They named him ...

Agent Orange
Alexander Scamilton
The Ayatollah Complaini
The Boomerang Bully
Cheeto Von Tweeto
Commander-in-Thief
Darth Tax Evader
Dictator Tot
Doggy Rump
Dopey McGropey
Drumpf
Dumbold Senior
A Fascist, Loofa-faced, Shitgibbon
The First Felon
The Former Guy He's baaaack!
General Lie-Senhower
Genghis Don
The Great Grifter
Head Rapist
Hell Toupee
HippoPOTUS
Humpty Trumpty
The Incontinental Divider
The Manchurian Cantaloupe
Mango Mussolini
Mr. Chump
Mr. Covfefe
Mr. Resident
The Narcissist-in-Chief
Nero's Hero
Orange Shitler
The Oval Orifice
Presidementia
Puddley McPornhumper
Pumpkin Spice Palpatine
Pussy-Grabber-in-Chief
The Shadow Over DC
The Shutdown Sultan
Sweet Potato Hitler
The Tangerine Tormentor
That FUCKING Guy
tRump
Trumpelstiltskin
Tyrannosaurus Rump
The Umber Bulk
Vladdy's Boy
Von Shitzinpants

... and many other names.

But despite all of the lies,
one thing remains true:

No matter how you
slice the Velveeta, it
remains full of cheez.

* * *

Notes:

Some of the nicknames are original, some are polygenetic, and some I found on the following lists:

Trump Nicknames

Funny Names for Trump

Read Jimmy Kimmel’s 78 Hilarious Nicknames for Donald Trump On His 78th Birthday

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[personal profile] janetmiles 2025-03-11 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
David Gerrold has also coined "the perpetraitor."
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[personal profile] hangingbyastitch 2025-03-18 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
My housemate's term for him is "Putin's lapdog." Recently joined by "and his dogwalker" to refer to the Elongated Muskrat.