No Kings

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When the tent starts sagging, the whole performance shows its seams


After reading Mirroring the World’s blistering take on Trump’s latest political tantrum, I felt a poem forming almost instantly — a small, sarcastic echo of the chaos described, and a reminder that no self‑crowned king is above a little poetic scrutiny.
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No Kings!


There is a clown,
with an apricot crown
under his dressing gown,
who’s swinging upside down
on the outskirts of town

The false king is insane,
with a selfish brain.
He’s inhumane,
and greed is his game.

Without shame
his aim is to blame
anyone whose name
is not on his “gravy-train.”





And to close, here’s a song that carries the same simmering energy — a little theatrical, a little exasperated, and perfectly tuned to the mood of this piece.




Ivor Steven ©  April 2026

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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

15 thoughts on “No Kings”

  1. And, the king does NOT even, realize that he is only, the, COURT JESTER, and, on top of that, he also, is, totally unaware, that, his, “dressed” in his, “birthday suit”, and this time, there’s no “innocent kid” that watched him, parade around, NAKED, to, get everyone to, be, BRAVE enough to, put him, underneath that, MAGNIFYING glass, where, he’s surely to get BURNED, soon…

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    1. Be careful who you laugh at. If Australia were required to defend itself without help from the United States, it would have to increase its military spending. Leaving less money for its social programs which would require spending cuts, raising taxes and increasing its national debt.

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      2. Those commenting here are. If it were left up to me i would send a bill to every nation the US is defending. Payable upon receipt. I would then remove all US military bases and forces from those nations who refuses or cannot pay.

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