The Toddler King
1
5 am. in America
the toddler king
checks his Twitter feed
a five hundred pound ball
of carbohydrate and grease
rolls across the parking lot
of a big box store
assault rifles take stock
the second amendment
thinks about making amends
the founding fathers
find themselves wanting.
2
5 am. in America
the toddler king
checks his Twitter feed
in the empty parking lot
of a big box store
a plastic bag pirouettes
on the halitotic breeze
national monuments
fear for their lives
the adjectives – good, bad, great-
drop in value again
the toddler king
picks a fight with himself.
3
5 am. in America
the toddler king
checks his Twitter feed
an empty shopping cart
rolls across the parking lot
of a big box store
and wishes it was
a metaphor for something
rivers say goodbye
to their banks
the ocean
eyes the shore
the toddler king pardons
those great American dioxides
sulphur, nitric, carbon
they are quickly released.
Parts 1&2 appeared previously on this blog, participating in dverse Open Link Night
Stopdraggingthepanda 
Wow! Well said. Seems you and I were on the same track today, although your metaphors are much more potent.
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Great minds think alike!!! Your piece packs a lot of punch!
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Great minds indeed! Thanks.
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Nice lines: “the toddler king
picks a fight with himself.”
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Thanks, Frank.
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Love this, especially ‘the toddler king”
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Thank you, much appreciated
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I believe the toddler king has a serious malady … that of diarrhea of the mouth and constipation of the brain. Unfortunately, there is no known cure.
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well put!
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Can’t wait for that toddler king to be taken out of the office.
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The world would be a better place!
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I believe the toddler king has something wrong with his mind…so damn worrying for the world.
Anna :o]
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yes, indeed!
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Pardoning the dioxides – that’s a good one!
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Thank you…one for the chemists!
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Oh no… and he checks all the robot retweets… rejoicing that it makes him royal
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ha, yes!
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A great trilogy, Jim, with the grand finale, the upcoming destruction of the planet. A part of me is hoping for a part 4; another part is deadly afraid there will be a part 4.
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Thanks Steve, part 4 is coming to the parking lot of a big box store some time in November!!
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I can hardly wait.
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