Pity the Dupes
Lied to by their heroes
fed fake news by their media
encouraged by corporate shills
to destroy the democracy
they think they’re defending
with their flags and guns
They are the mislead minority
the easily manipulated
but this time instead of fading
back into a quiet fearful life
it looks like they’d rather flare out
and be forever remembered
As fools and losers for a cause
that couldn’t care less about them
Next week could be “interesting”.
About Bartholomew Barker
Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
Bartholomew Barker, Poet 
Spot on!!
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Thanks! I know it’s condescending but that’s about as charitable as I can get right now.
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“easily manipulated”….so very true
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I blame that Aussie. Not you. Murdoch.
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Fake News
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I meant there is no integrity in the News. I agreed.
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Yeah, one has to search hard to find accurate news these days. There’s no money to be made with accuracy.
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I keep thinking of the guy with mohawk saying, “I pity the fool.” Wow, showing my age! But yeah. You definitely captured the anger and frustration here.
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I was wondering if anyone would get the reference to Mr. T. Guess it’s just old folks like us.
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