by Michael T. Young
The great slap away the hand
that reaches out; the great know
the need of a migrant child is not
their need, and to imprison them
will make a country great.
The great watch the news but
spit foul words, praise the attacker,
the killer of journalists because this
will make a country great.
The great bellow of unity and love,
parrot Amazing Grace while grabbing
women between their legs because
this will make a country great.
The great speak their mind, act
from the gut, then deny everything—
brag because the great let no one
forget they’re great and this
makes a country great, like them.
Michael T. Young’s third full-length collection The Infinite Doctrine of Water was published by Terrapin Books. He received a Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and his chapbook Living in the Counterpoint received the Jean Pedrick Award.
The great slap away the hand
that reaches out; the great know
the need of a migrant child is not
their need, and to imprison them
will make a country great.
The great watch the news but
spit foul words, praise the attacker,
the killer of journalists because this
will make a country great.
The great bellow of unity and love,
parrot Amazing Grace while grabbing
women between their legs because
this will make a country great.
The great speak their mind, act
from the gut, then deny everything—
brag because the great let no one
forget they’re great and this
makes a country great, like them.
Michael T. Young’s third full-length collection The Infinite Doctrine of Water was published by Terrapin Books. He received a Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and his chapbook Living in the Counterpoint received the Jean Pedrick Award.
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