May as Well Burn It

 

when I was exploring Twitter for news of Rush Limbaugh's death, I came across this picture that disgusted me tremendously and helped me to write today's poem up now at The New Verse News. 

When a pundit stands in front of this flag for a photo op, the flag stops being a symbol. It stops being anything meaningful. It might as well be a household accessory, something you buy to impress neighbors or family members who couldn't give a damn.

A flag like that might as well be a shower curtain, or a throw pillow, or a tablecloth.

You pretend it has value if guests come over, or act mad if a kid spills juice on it, but do you really care? 

Bye, Rush

"Family Values Limbo," my poem written on the death of Rush Limbaugh, is up now at The New Verse News. Thanks to James Penha for accepting my work.

Bill Hicks on Rush Limbaugh

From what many have documented as the late comedian Bill Hicks' last ever show. The majority of his Rush Limbaugh routine would highly likely be considered problematic (rewind from my starting point if you dare), so I skipped to him talking about how his father was into Rush. It reflects many of my feelings today.