the Man says
this
the Man says
that
lying or not,
He expects you
to take him seriously
He expects greasy loyalty
& scraping humility
He takes a stick
& throws it
here
then
there
He expects
the country & the world
to chase it
He flips He flops
He flips He flops
then
He flips & flops
again
the country flips
the country flops
the country flops
flops
flops
this is the sound
of great again
falling
on its face