Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness Poem by Chen-ou Liu

a haiku sequence written in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty against the twilight sky

July 4th parade
a pink-haired girl face to face
with the Trump cutout

Trump fans
outtrump one another
"U-S-A! "

MAGA barbecue
the sheriff's mouth filthy
with "shithole countries"

firework-lit sky
in the detention window
a child's face

Note: "MAGA, " a hashtag favored by White House Reality Show host Donald Trump, stands for "Make America Great Again."