For some reason I cannot ascertain, I’ve been having poetic responses spring to mind from current events lately. After having them rejected by the venues that I know that concentrate on current event poems, I am publishing them here at Top of JC’s Mind, as I did last week with my Georgia RICO indictment poem.
This one is much shorter, almost but not quite a haiku. (Syllable counting is difficult when you use numbers.) It is a response to Donald Trump surrendering to authorities at the Fulton County, Georgia jail and then raising money using his scowling mug shot, which I’ve already seen more times than I care to.
As always, comments are welcome.
On August 24, 2023
Inmate P01135809
says “NEVER SURRENDER!”
but he does.

Nice!
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Thanks, Beth!
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I bet he thought about not surrendering. Glad he did, though.
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Ha! Love it.
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Thanks! It’s a condensation, for sure…
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