By William Palmer
What happened January 6
was forgettably minor,
the most popular Fox host
claimed on June 9, the first night
of the House Select Committee’s Report,
so forgettably minor
he did not allow any
commercials during his show,
decreasing the chances
viewers might stray,
or might consider the view
that what had happened was
unforgettably major
and that the host
was therefore
lying
and that when they hear him
claim January 6 was not
an insurrection but simply
vandalism, they might
question what he says
in the future
and hear the thump
of his hollow heart.
William Palmer’s poetry has appeared recently in Cold Mountain Review, J Journal, One Art, On the Seawall, and Poetry East. He has published two chapbooks: A String of Blue Lights, and Humble. A retired professor of English at Alma College, he lives in Traverse City, Michigan.
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