{"id":6830,"date":"2025-04-07T12:04:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T16:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=6830"},"modified":"2025-04-07T12:04:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T16:04:40","slug":"poem-the-ugly-american","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/07\/poem-the-ugly-american\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: The Ugly American"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uugghh-ly!!!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Ugly American<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The ugly American<br \/>\nHas broken<br \/>\nIts mirror<br \/>\nReflection<br \/>\nOf values helled<br \/>\nOver generations<br \/>\nOf good will<br \/>\nLike shuttering glasses<br \/>\nHalf fool<br \/>\nHalf empty<br \/>\nMaking no deference<br \/>\nTo who is questioning<br \/>\nThe fare-est of them all<br \/>\nAs would not trade<br \/>\nFor anything<br \/>\nHis precious<br \/>\nAgin everything<br \/>\nAnd whoever<br \/>\nMight take their leave<br \/>\nFrom impossible asylum<br \/>\nFrom the maniac-in-chief<br \/>\nMeant and de-meant id<br \/>\nDe-institutionalized<br \/>\nRoving in-tents<br \/>\nA clown on the throne<br \/>\nUS circus made<br \/>\nThe Don John<br \/>\nTrumped<br \/>\nWhere does won go<br \/>\nTalking shit<br \/>\nAnd waste deep in \u201cfertilizer\u201d<br \/>\nLying wile taking<br \/>\nA stand<br \/>\nThe bully<br \/>\nPulp it<br \/>\nIn efface of the whirled<br \/>\nAs sneer as possible state<br \/>\nThere is no makeup attest<br \/>\nFore such epic failure<br \/>\nOf mythic proportions<br \/>\nAs the Orange Narcissus<br \/>\nStares into abetting pool<br \/>\nOf limpid infatuations<br \/>\nThat is his<br \/>\nOwn<br \/>\nMade in<br \/>\nThe image of god<br \/>\nA world wear<br \/>\nNo one loves<br \/>\nDonald Trump like Donald Trump<br \/>\nKnow madder<br \/>\nHow revolting<br \/>\nAmerica becoming<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uugghh-ly!!! The Ugly American The ugly American Has broken Its mirror Reflection Of values helled Over generations Of good will Like shuttering glasses Half fool Half empty Making no deference To who is questioning The fare-est of them all As &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/07\/poem-the-ugly-american\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>POEM: The Ugly American | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun&#039;s Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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