MICHAEL MARROTTI - POEMS

​Michael Marrotti is an author from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His chapbook, F.D.A. Approved Poetry, is available on Amazon. On his free time, he volunteers at the Light Of Life Rescue Mission. He is also the editor of Excavation, a poetry blog. Submissions are open: https://excavatingtheunderground.wordpress.com/You can purchase his chapbook here: https://www.amazon.com/F-D-Approved-Poetry-Michael-Marrotti/dp/153907577X and if you need to reach him: [email protected]

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                                 The Western Wall
 
He rose
to the podium
like he was
destined
for greatness
 
Calling out
the establishment
like Martin Luther
in 1517
 
We knew
they were
fake news
but he was
the first
to point it out
 
He had us
at no amnesty
confirmed
his status
by promising
a wall
 
Months later
it's all rhetoric
he's the same
establishment
he denounced
 
And we now know
who is pulling
the strings
of this president
with an active
Twitter account
 
When
the only wall
in sight
is the Western
Wall
 
We've been
suckered
into voting
when 
 
No other
president
has touched it
and it's the only
wall that counts
 
  
 
                                 In Loving Memory Of
 
I remember
you
before the
epilogue
the obituary
people dressed
in black
your final
appearance
 
I recall
a time when
promises
were made
to be kept
living was
ordinary
 
There was no
in loving memory of
in fact
to be frank
I never knew then
the precise date
of your birthday
 
You had a great
sense of humor
but strayed away
from ingenuity
 
We all thought
that after the death
of your brother
you would have
walked the other way
 
I miss you
but
you died
just like him
living life
in a stamp bag
and for that
you've become
just another cliché
 
 
 
                                 Boycott This Poem!
 
Boycott this poem
for its candid display
of words that infiltrate
your much needed
safe space
 
Boycott this poem
for its recognition
of only two genders
I'm talking about
Adam and Eve
you assholes
Halloween is
a once a year
occasion
 
Boycott this poem
for verification of
the decline in poetry
the only people
reading this shit
are insomniacs
in need of a sleep aid
 
Boycott this poem
it's a product of
a white male
who doesn't subscribe
to what you say
most poets are
left leaning hypocrites
who combat
misperceived fascism
with fascism
ANTIFA is a terrorist
organization
 
Boycott this poem
for pointing out
the obvious
there's plenty
of parallels
when it comes to
the Alt-right and
Nation of Islam
but you won't see
any stupid ass
white people
attacking
Louis Farrakhan