by Marshall Begel

“Emily in Paris is ‘Shakespeare of our time’, says JD Vance”
—The Times

When lies surpass deceit of Richard Three,
when conjured tempests shatter ships at sea,
when monarch’s driving force is retribution,
when wars demand a magical solution,
when contracts under threat appear ill-gotten,
when Denmark shows the world that something’s rotten,

when spotting plots of Shakespeare isn’t hard,
we don’t need “Emily” to be our Bard.