Wednesday, July 22, 2015

When Satire becomes Reality

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  • When Satire becomes Reality
  • and farce becomes news,
  • it will not be a triviality
  • or joke  one would choose.

  • There'll  be few kudos to him 
  • over pleasantries  grim,

  • for It will become difficult to smile 
  • at the satirist's guile 
  • once  missiles are flying 
  • with  people dying.

  • HZL
  • 7/22/15
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