{"id":10101,"date":"2026-07-12T12:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T16:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=10101"},"modified":"2026-07-12T12:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T16:14:13","slug":"poem-owed-to-lindsey-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/12\/poem-owed-to-lindsey-graham\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Owed to Lindsey Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"

Owed to Lindsey Graham<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.\u201d<\/em> \u2013African proverb<\/p>\n

Regarding the passing
\nOf that fighting elephant
\nJust saying
\nIn the roam of some shithole in continents
\nServed cold on a silver platter
\nFrom that grate state
\nIn the deep
\nSouth
\nSow grave
\nWee can wrest assured
\nThere will
\nBe done
\nAwe for gotten
\nThat sting of death
\nA switch between elephants
\nOr more appropriate
\nKnew and approved sycophants
\nAnd if there is won thing
\nA greed
\nThis might be
\nToo soon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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