Late Show’s Alter Egos V: As the weather turns chilly outside, things heat up at the Ed Sullivan Theater where Stephen Colbert bravely pulls back the curtain on some of the most notorious names in the news.
How he’d giggled with glee when procured,
saw his Faustian future assured
as long as he’d do
what his Don told him to,
the Confederate House Elf endured.
© 2017 Susan Eckenrode
“Mr. Jones, in case you aren’t aware, is the conspiracy-theorizing, flame-throwing nationalistic radio and internet star who’s best known for suggesting that Sept. 11 was an inside job, that the Sandy Hook school shooting was “completely fake” and that the phony Clinton child-sex trafficking scandal known as Pizzagate warranted serious investigation (which one Facebook fan took upon himself to do, armed with an AR-15).”
Forty-five’s got himself a phone buddy
he calls up for info to study
and falls hook ‘n line
for Jones’ opine
as his war on real news grows more bloody.
© Susan E. Eckenrode, 2017
