Red Herrings

From Dealey Plaza to Salisbury

and all points in between,

the Bear has been the symbol

for the west to vent its spleen.

“There’s reds under the bed”

often heard, but rarely seen,

while a pumpkin president

conducts his grizzly Halloween.

From Novichok to Lee Harvey

the red herrings abound,

drifting through our freedoms

but hardly ever found...

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