Mar a Lago

By: Charles Giuliano - Jan 29, 2024

 

Mar a Lago

Familiar haunts
Set GPS for
3030 South Ocean Blvd
Mom's former condo
West Palm Beach
Over the bridge
From Lake Worth
Astrid strolled waterfront
I stayed in the car
Reading end of
Marie Antoinette
An epic tome
By Antonia Fraser
Started last summer
Brynmere in Annisquam
Long stalled vacation book
Devoured in occasional
Delicious gulps
To be savored
Now near gruesome
Harrowing end
Alleged lesbian friend
Faced the Tribunal
Remained loyal to royals
Torn to shreds
Thirsty Sans Coulottes
Craving her blood
Head on a spike
Waved before the
Royal window
The final days
How fitting as we
Drove past
Gated mansions
South Ocean Boulevard
Such vicious wealth
The ruling crass
Choking on cake
Washed with champagne
Just glimpsed from
Passing cars
A slow crawl past
Such appaling wealth
The filthy rich
Mostly just dirty
Flipping the bird
Passed Mar a Lago
His head wedged
Fresh and salt water
Between Scylla and Charybdis
Or if you prefer
Rock and a hard place
For the man
Who would be king