Trick or Treat

Posted on 2025-10-28 by Bartholomew Barker

I’ve done my own research,
the evidence is overwhelming.
It need not be cataloged here.

Donald Trump is just a character
played by a comedian in a fat-suit.
The ludicrous comb-over and orange

makeup should have been enough for us
to realize this, but his performance
enraged and enticed a nation.

Yes, Donald Trump is just a character
created by the “late” Andy Kaufman,
who faked his own death in 1984,

to begin this elaborate farce
culminating on Halloween when, live,
on television, he’ll drop the fake jowls

and reveal this was all a prank to highlight
the dangers of Fascism. He’ll give us stern
talking-to, teach us a valuable lesson but…

Unfortunately, the joke’s on Andy.

(for this week’s Monday Poetry Prompt)

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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.
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25 Responses to Trick or Treat

  1. equipsblog's avatar equipsblog says:
    2025-10-28 at 18:30

    Very clever poem, Bartholomew. I have been waiting to hear how many Trump masks were bought for Halloween.

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  2. poetisatinta's avatar poetisatinta says:
    2025-10-28 at 18:44

    He is definitely one of the most scarry things around🙌

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  3. Melissa Lemay's avatar Melissa Lemay says:
    2025-10-28 at 18:46

    That’s one hell of a joke.

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  4. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris's avatar Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2025-10-28 at 18:50

    Bravo and clever Bartholomew! Andy would’ve loved it!!!! 👏

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  5. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2025-10-28 at 23:25

    If only this was real life. Good one B

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  6. Milena Alien's avatar Milena Alien says:
    2025-10-29 at 00:42

    I wish he was a joker from Batman
    I would have voted for him just for s and g

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  7. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2025-10-29 at 04:55

    Bart……that is feckin’ brilliant! Straight to m’blog.

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  8. Violet Lentz's avatar Violet Lentz says:
    2025-10-29 at 13:42

    I wish I would wake up and this would be true!~

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