Cover Photo Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

Cover photo

He sat as a stool in washroom
Ugly and stinking without use.

But at bar of palace,
Staring straight at the pool.

Shined his eyes with smile
Studied his photo on cover
Of the "Times Magazine"
Showed proud, a turkey
Colourful; or peacock…

Fell his jaw and turned pale
When he heard:
"Our photo of the year means impact,
Does not bare good, nor bad;
Simply influence,
We have had Khomeini, Stalin…"

"I kill them if it means I am the year's evil! "
He murmured knowing well that he is…

This sick and crazy piece of shit
That will soon be new president
For Eagle and Lady who is wet;
"Divided States of America".

He with those around him
Have made the ‘Berkeley Pit',
Leave behind poison lakes
Of the mines, and of waste
Kill the birds and the wild
Destroy Mother-Earth…