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By
Alejandro Escudé
Impeachment
so you think now it’s better
the sky raining hostile people
who stole your confidence
what’s the probability a blue suit
standing in the rain in London
where you cannot be Shakespeare
ever notice sounds like Shakespeare
after three four plays and you sense
the man the way every character
explains their philosophy and events
cower toward them oh T.S. Eliot
saw it the sea its broken jaw
bleeding like fish and you can knock
all you want and he won’t let you in
the boy left alone a few minutes
to grab some milk his father said
the President lies then war comes
platitudinous the sick grow sicker
and the President speaks short
of intent if not for one word
Alejandro Escudé
Alejandro Escudé’s first book of poems, My Earthbound Eye, was published in September 2013. He holds a master’s degree in creative writing from UC Davis and teaches English. Originally from Argentina, Alejandro lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.