Dump:
A site for unrecyclable
garbage, waste, and refuse,
as well as dead philosophies
and unvarnished untruths.
Hump:
When filled up with water,
a bucket atop a camel’s back;
when done to a country,
a soulless and forceful sexual act.
Lump:
A growth you hope is benign
when found on a lung or inside a breast,
a clump that forms in your throat
when loved ones are needlessly laid to rest.
Pump:
A useful tool
when draining a bog;
A useless toy
when hopelessly clogged.
Rump:
When roasted with garlic,
a thing of bliss;
exposed to enablers,
something to kiss.
Sump:
A reservoir
of aqueous blight;
when left unpumped,
a toxic site
Slump:
Illegal or not
The new tariffs are imposed;
The president golfs,
An economy implodes.
Trump:
When filling a hand,
a weapon of power and awe;
not worthy nor just,
but rather the luck of the draw.
Dump (again):
A place to deposit
all of his trash;
where history’s sure to
dump him at last.