Donald Trump's wife Melania's speech
may have been
meaning most definitely
was plagiarized from a 2008 speech
given by Michelle Obama
otherwise known
in GOP circles
as the six-foot-tall Satanic she-Devil
who wields a certain kind of power
even greater than her husband's
because in addition
to telling the truth about her own life in America
the good and the bad
she wears dresses
that show off her arms
and makes kids exercise
and eat their veggies.
And so yesterday Chris Christie
took it upon himself
to turn the tides away
from the incident
and to crowdsource the audience
by simulating a courtroom
in which he was the judge
and the attendees were the jury
judging Hillary Clinton "guilty"
for each of a series
of policy decisions
as though each were a crime
thus bringing to life
the wholly-original-to-the-GOP turn of phrase
"Lock her up!"
Well done Christie.
Sadly it might even be too original
for that oppressive set of ideals
called American democracy.
This poem © 2016 Emily Cooper.
