by Cody Walker

(with apologies to Lewis Carroll)

He thought he saw an Empty Suit
Abandoned on a Table:
He looked again, and found it was
A Genius (“very stable”).
“A ‘Made in Russia’ genius! Snap!
I saw it on the label.”

He thought he saw the word “COLLUSION”
Spelled with just one L:
He looked again, and found it was
High treason? Hard to tell.
“Let’s toss another coin or two
Inside the wishing well.”

He thought he saw a Cage (a Cage!)
Constructed at the border:
He looked again, and found it was
Ivanka. (He ignored her.)
“She’s like an extra extra on the
Set of Law & Order.”

He thought he saw his Country’s Fortunes
Crumble—wait a minute:
He looked again, and found there was
Another way to spin it.
“In eighty years we’ll be cadavers.
Kinda funny, innit?”