Limericks about Politics in America

Complaining about the government is an art form as old as cave painting. But these limericks about politics in America take a fresh, new approach to this ancient pastime.

There seem to be a lot of Bad Hombres running the country lately. It’s a wonder anyone who’s ever read the first couple pages of the Constitution can even sleep at night. Luckily, you don’t need a degree in jurisprudence to enjoy the following limericks.

Political Limericks

     Plato’s News Network
     Examine the cavern for what you can use
     Between shadows and light, the viewer must choose
               But the shadow depicts
               Illusions and tricks
     An early example of truly fake news

     Dereliction of Duty
     There once was a leader I’d rather not name
     At one time the host of a televised game
               He went pretty far
               Without passing the Bar
     But nothing could stop him from passing the blame

     Stand with Kneel
     White man at Wal·Mart he pulls out a gun
     Shooting at shoppers and kills twenty-one
               A few disagree
               Then black man takes a knee
     And the nation cries out — this crime can’t go on!

     Executive Action, part I
     I’ve seen the personas approaching the podium
     Nervous and peakish and needing more sodium
               Greatness was promised
               In words less than honest
     A buzz from the hive of vociferous odium

     Executive Action, part II
     A rising apprentice — who knows where his talent is?
     Works in the dark between whispers and silences
               Call the key witness
               It’s mafia business
     The boss has no concept of checks or of balances

     Got You by the Rump
     Show me a clown who can grunt like a monkey
     Unthinkably greedy and verbally clunky
               Then gather some predators
               Self serving Senators
     Put them in charge of the whole freakin country

     Personality Disorder
     There’s a case of severe megalomania
     The scourge of elite academia
               His pledge to be great
               Spawned widespread debate
     But who’s gonna clean up this Mesopotamia?

     Casus Belli
     Hostile conditions and petulant forces
     Fortunes for kingdoms and kingdoms for horses
               But don’t blame the pulpit
               I’ll show you the culprit
     The maldistribution of vital resources

More political pillory through poetry

Political criticism is such an electrifying undertaking, it’s hard to stop after just a handful of outspoken limericks. Back in the days of Monica Lewinsky, I was studying Political Philosophy at UCLA, examining subjects like Plato’s Republic, the French Revolution and the role of interest groups in American democracy.

So when I start looking for cracks in the system, I can really lose myself in the proverbial rabbit hole. I suppose that’s how I came to write “Parabellum in Pajamas”, which I dedicate to El Commando in Chief.

Parabellum in Pajamas

          The anthropomorphic mega-dwarf arrives upon the scene
          Saddled by satchels of aspersions and unwholesome ambition
          Unencumbered by pious aspirations
          He locks himself in the gilded tower
          Defenestrating the occasional hors d’oeuvre
          To the clamoring minions below
          Erstwhile the vulture drops by for a tea
          And the committee for the dissatisfaction of girl scouts
          Drops its standards beneath the threshold of the Argonauts
          As the senator drops his trousers on the veranda
          Quietly concealed by the sprawling oleander
          All hope submerges and
          Visions of reconciliation vanish into the marginalia
          Only the overblown victim with the headache of Minerva
          Wields the slightest shadow of a prospect for upheaval
          Foucaultian dynamics rendered meaningless by default
          And the power hangs sideways in the balance

Bonus limerick about face masks

This one came to me just the other night.

     Face Masks
     With the country wrapped up in a mask debate
     Forty-five is proposing a task so great
               Until the election
               And for your protection
     We’d all better stay home and masturbate

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