alpha male

Robert Sapolsky
explains Trump and his minions
as lower primates

Bottom's up

The accusations Trumpsters throw around
are veiled confessions, childishly disguised.
The scandals that disqualify their clown
through funhouse mirrors, smear the other side.
The Saudi billions Jared can deploy
to lure investors to each pump-and-dump,
were not entrusted to Joe Biden's boy;
that level of corruption's purely Trump.
Political affiliation's strong;
Americans would rather fight, than switch. 
We're more pugnacious when it's plain we're wrong,
and when our party's tits-up in the ditch. 
A clearer vision in that looking-glass
would show Republicans their head's an ass.

Foreign Agents

The Kremlin Caucus knows who pay the bills;
Zelenskyy doesn't underwrite their tribe.
assiduously doing Putin's will;
they've pledged allegiance to the biggest bribe.
Some crave the rubles, some the Honeypot;
some can't afford their second yacht, or plane.
And those who balk will find there's Kompromat,
to whip up opposition to Ukraine.
In Washington, such harlotry's the norm,
but donors win whenever there's a clash.
Until we find the gumption to reform
your vote counts less if it's not wrapped in cash.
Such foreign agents are no cause for pride;

if there were justice, they'd be charged and tried.

Survivor

Dead heroes live forever in our lore
(at least as long as epic deeds get sung).
While Bibi's tenure won't last past this war,
his brother Yonatan's forever young.
Achilles had no time to take a wife;
his legacy's not genes, but epic song.
While Bibi clings to office for dear life,
Israeli voters deem it's been too long.
Survival's Netanyahu's foremost goal;
more for himself than any larger cause.
The gnawing need to feel he's in control
is incompatible with mortals' laws.
The Hero of Entebbe's still the one
Bentzion kvells on when he says "my son".