Alternate facts, contradictions Deception, distortions and fictions False accusations Lame explanations It was only a prediction False statements and exaggeration Misstatements and prevarication Rewritten history It is a mystery BS and disinformation Shifting stories, a fiction, a ruse Baseless claims, deceits, subterfuge “I was sarcastic” Verbal gymnastics Perjury, claims of fake news Trump-isms, slurs and evasion Using false claims for persuasion Dishonesty Hyperbole Claiming the virus was Asian Invention, falsehoods and perversion A totally dishonest version Take a cheap shot I simply forgot Make sh*t up, misremember, diversion Denials, a different point of view A mistake, an untruth, a miscue Not what I wrote It’s a misquote Say what is simply not true The Press should just characterize What Trump does right before our eyes Using only one word It’s a word we’ve all heard LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES
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Limerick: They’re Called Lies (6/7/20)
