Happy Usurper Day

One hundred years and counting
Since JFK was born,
And the mantle of our leadership
Is still completely torn.

He traveled down to Dealey Plaza
Where a crossfire got him.
Since then we've lived beneath the heel
Of the knaves who shot him.

David Martin

May 29, 2017, with link added November 30, 2017

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