Zuma a Day Before April Fool’s

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Zuma a Day Before April Fool’s

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Zuma a Day Before April Fool’s

A snake may have no ears,

but it doesn’t mean it is deaf. Under that

scaly head, attached to its jaws,

is something akin to hearing. It snares

vibrations and low frequencies in the air.

Having no legs, it moves swifter

than we expect, drawing fear

beyond reason. A man is no snake.

To compare one with the other

is far from fair. Worse

for the one who cannot protest

a single injustice, who prefers

to crawl away from harm.

But this man, chosen by those

we trust, he makes a fool of us,

coiling in laughter as people

are struck before him, laughter

resonant as a tree hollowed out

by termites. Surely the ancestors

can see and hear the way he slithers?

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