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There once was a nightmarish reign
By a mobster who’d long gone insane
Rolling dice fast and loose
He ran wild in the roost
Then fell down his short one-term drain

There once was a clear POTUS flop
Filling fans with his smooth creamy slop
As their ratings-war king
With “you’re fired” boob-tube bling
They chug-a-lugged every last drop

There once were god-awful news flashes
Of GOP-Democrat clashes
Such an old party trick
Let the Don dip his wick
In the shanks of Joe Schmoes paying taxes

There once was a Prez on the ropes
In a bout billed the Trump soak-a-dope
His below-the-belt hooks
Cushioned cover-up crooks
But the switch-hitting brawler got smoked

There once was a news-trolling nation
Of curs hooked on sharp confrontation
Their crescendo of jeers
Fell on flat tone-deaf ears
In an opus of combat cremation

There once was a daunting reality
Of a tragic Trump two-term fatality
Such a morbid conception
Laid bare an infection
Of round-the-bend voter calamity

There once was despicable Don
A king with a hard-on for pawns
Every clandestine move
In the emperor’s groove
Augured gags for his deep-throating throng

There once was a Prez of disasters
Who packed sour notes to the rafters
Bred with ice in his veins
He yanked one-sided chains
Making firm Chomsky's rule of the masters