A Confederacy of Dumptys: Portraits of American Scoundrels in Verse

by John Lithgow

That McCarthy, who’d exhibited a modicum of spine, Would travel down to truckle at the Mar-a-Lago shrine; That McConnell, after slamming Dumpty on the Senate floor, Said he’d absolutely vote for him in 2024. POTUS dreamed he’d be an absentee at Joe’s inauguration, The fourth of only four throughout the history of the nation. Despite his courtroom belly flops, he dreamed he wouldn’t quit Since Joe’s administration wouldn’t ever be legit. He dreamed that he’d fall silent in his tenure’s aftermath, Lying low at Mar-a-Lago to devise his future path. With a keynote speech at CPAC, he’d regain his strident voice And prove that he remained his party’s overwhelming choice. He dreamed of three combative years, a struggle for survival, Stirring anger, stoking fears, and smashing every rival. He dreamed that in the end he would ascend to seventh heaven: He’d win the White House once again, as POTUS 47!