The "Don"

The Donald sat on his golden throne,
convinced there was nothing he could not own.
"No matter what! I shall not be beat!"
was what this madman was prone to tweet.
"I'll prove that America will swallow my lies
while a fact checker onto his laptop cries.
America's impressed with all my billions!
And just by shouting I can sway millions!"

Deep underground, was a red little fellow,
who said, "Who is this guy with hair like orange jello?
He lies more than me! And I'm lord of Untruth!
I cant let this happen! He"s way too uncouth!"

The next day in Ohio , near a town named Dayton,
a man named Trump met  a devil named Satan.
"Let me see your green card!" Trump loudly bellowed.
"I'll have you deported! Don't come here and freeload"

"I'm welcome everywhere! No borders for me!
Come along Mr. Trump! Dont try to flee!
You're coming with me to my fiery home.
I've got a cell waiting in a great catacomb."

A lesson to learn-a key to survival
the devil don't play wirh those he deems rivals.
So don't tell lies!  Don't tell them at all!
And don't tell Mexico to pay for a wall!

Salted Caramel

This is interesting (at least to me).  For the first time ever, I "work shopped" a poem. This basically means people read my poem and discussed it in front of me. I took their suggestions to heart. You can compare this version to the one I published on September 25. Please don't overwhelm Blogger's server in your rush to do so:

Salted Caramel by Michael Gerleman

I bought a salted caramel,

plucked it from a bowl by the cash register.

I was attracted to the brown glow under the

white wax paper, and the caramel drops

seeping from the slit in the wrapping were

as promising as locking eyes with a stranger.

I swear I wasn’t thinking of you.

But when I popped the brown sweetness

in my mouth, suddenly the salty sweetness,

the smooth, firm, yet yielding body of

the caramel, reminded me of

my tongue probing hollow of your neck,

the salt on your skin

at the end of the day,

and my mouth making you release

your salty sweetness to me.