The rat was in the White House. Vile, Diseased, Infested, Vermin. And yet for all that There was also Something exotic, Challenging every preconception, And sometimes that Provokes Inspiration, Shaking loose The doldrums, The humdrum, The routine. It was an interesting four years. And it will be For many years To come. History won’t soon Forget. Although, You know, Stranger things Have happened.
The easiest way to kill something Is with emotional lies. These things, Emotional lies Are the kind that Seem truest, the kind That seem most dispassionate But really hinge on a connection You don’t want to lose, even if it breaks Something that’s better, that shouldn’t be lost. And they are the ones that are most insidious And used, like weapons, most frequently, And are most popular, easiest to defend, Because they’re easiest to internalize, Personalize, feel most natural, Because that’s the nature Of emotion, And lies. And so they’re used only By those with everything to lose.
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