Cowardly Lion Poem by Barry Middleton

Cowardly Lion



he roars to show his might
and never sleeps they say
a predator by night
a predator by day

as cowardly a lion
as there could ever be
he believes he is a scion
of noble pedigree

he is no regal beast
but petty as a mole
he's lesser than the least
at most he is a troll

he is a maniac
a puppet on a string
he's just a jumping jack
who thinks he is a king

a narcissist and fop
his necktie hangs too low
his hair is like a mop
he thinks this is a show

he's just a minor nuisance
a blowhard wannabe
a leonine apprentice
is all he'll ever be

Cowardly Lion
Friday, January 20, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: politics
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
We will survive. I hope!
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dimitrios Galanis 21 January 2017

Ι admire the wealth of words and wording by which you depict exactly the impression one like me and you get from the...Lion.Congratulations Barry.

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Barry Middleton 25 January 2017

Obviously I was not the only soul who connected Trump with the cowardly lion from The Wizard of Oz. Too bad Trump is not likable like the first cowardly lion.

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