Victory Lap …
It’s a riding of the golden enthroning chariot 
around  the tumultuous roaring coliseum as of 
ancient & fast declining Rome,  
all amidst a clamoring sea
of simple red-hatted whiteness,
as he absorbs, just soaks right on in, 
that honest folks love.
All the while smiling 
like Vinnie in a bar in Queens
chuckling over his latest conquest story, 
as he shares weak Martini’s with his 
drunken & besotted lieutenants.
His time to gloat & sneer at the weak & fallen,
the small boy’s big day out,
riding in papas fancy car  
while tossing out empty favors 
& a smirking Royal glance at the limping
trembling, so victorious 
hopeful rubes.
No, it’s not a thankyou tour,
it’s a Victory lap.

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