Donigula Edits the Prologue to Henry V

O for a humongous Big Mac, that would alight
My tummy! The dimmest voters of invention,
A golden golf club for a babe, a skyscraper
For a Rolex, sipping Coke in the hot tub, F-35s

To act, and winners to play a round of poker
In FiDi! Then, should the Glorious Donald,
Orangificously arrayed, assume the Throne of
Earth; and, kissing his derrière, the Dumbshit

Europeans, begging for cold fries and a warm
Beer, with saucy cheerleaders cheering; more
Delightfuller than delightfulable, as the saying goes….
Priggish ayatollahs to bite my thumb at, dithering

Anon, with preposterous headgear that would
Affright the fields of Burger King! Intoxicating
Fires o’er West Asia…. O the profits of the
Undertaker…. Can this Wendy’s hold the vasty

Snows of Greenland? Or should we slam another
Blue state, ICE guns blazing, whilst basking in
The musty air – dreaming oil, igloos, and Rare
Earths – and well-done steaks at Mar-a-Lago?

David Penner’s articles on politics and health care have appeared in Dissident Voice, CounterPunch, Global Research, The Saker blog, OffGuardian and KevinMD; while his poetry can be found at Dissident Voice, Mad in America, and redtailedhawk.substack.com. Also a photographer, he is the author of three books of portraiture: Faces of The New Economy, Faces of Manhattan Island, and Manhattan Pairs. He can be reached at 321davidadam@gmail.com. Read other articles by David.