Danse Macabre
For Shepard Smith and all the other meat-puppets at Fox News
Each day, they trot the coiffed
and painted cadavers across the stage.
They orchestrate the snark and sentiment
with modulated current
through formaldehyded nerves.
Corrupted lungs hiss narratives
through the pickled vocal chords
stretched to expected pitch by soundboards.
Mascaraed corpses stay on point in their
grotesque and startling choreography.
Each day, they trot the coiffed
and painted cadavers across the stage.
They orchestrate the snark and sentiment
with modulated current
through formaldehyded nerves.
Corrupted lungs hiss narratives
through the pickled vocal chords
stretched to expected pitch by soundboards.
Mascaraed corpses stay on point in their
grotesque and startling choreography.
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Author's Note
Few things uglier than Fox News. Where do they dig up their on-air marionettes?
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They go to random graveyards and glue bones together. I've seen them do this.*
"Corrupted blunts hiss narratives" is a perfect reflection of American streets.
Never watch Fox; CNN is bad enough. *
Sighing once again with relief that I've foregone TV. *
I like this one very much. It's as dark as could be.
Dark and troubling. I like how you use "sentiment" as a verb and "mascaraed" as a adjective. I tried the latter once and was chastised by an editor.*
Has to be FOX. Rachel Maddow is never "coiffed."
Wonderful and faved***
Very grateful for the readings and commentary, everyone.
Great images. Fav'd.
Thank you, Kyle.
'coiffed and painted cadavers...'
A wonderful, on-point description. Fabulous.**
Thank you, Joey.
"grotesque and startling choreography"
Agree!
Thanks, Bill.