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A megalomaniac is on the rise in the U.S. and there's nothing a terrified world audience can do but soothe itself with assurances...the constitution of the country will hold back his worst propensities once he's in power; congress won't cooperate with him on his reform plans for domestic and international policy; his silent billionaire supporters will come to their senses.
He needs no introduction, for he's well enough known: Oedipus Rex, Stalin, Hitler and Mao are but a few of his previous incarnations.
One poem, ~260 words.
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Rori O'Keeffe
rookee75@gmail.com Whether she's bending light into rainbows or flying on a hyper-sonic broomstick, Rori can be counted on to describe the darkest corners of existence with both humour and pathos. Sometimes, though, she goes a little too far....
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