News poem: YOU CAN DO ANYTHING

By
Susan Greene
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I moved on her like a bitch. …

Yeah, that’s her.

With the gold.

I better use some Tic Tacs

just in case I start kissing her.

You know,

I’m automatically attracted to beautiful —

I just start kissing them.

It’s like a magnet.

Just kiss.

I don’t even wait.

And when you’re a star, they let you do it.

You can do anything. …

Grab ’em by the pussy.

You can do anything.

 

– Donald Trump

Susan Greene
A recovering newspaper journalist, Susan reported for papers in California and Nevada before her 13 years as a political reporter, national reporter and metro columnist at The Denver Post. “Trashing the Truth,” a series she reported with Miles Moffeit, helped exonerate five men, prompted reforms on evidence preservation and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in investigative journalism. Her 2012 project, “The Gray Box,” exposed the effects of long-term solitary confinement. The ACLU honored her in 2017 for her years of civil rights coverage, and the Society of Professional Journalists honored her in April with its First Amendment Award. Susan and her two boys live with a puppy named Hymie whom they’re pretty sure is the messiah.

1 COMMENT

  1. You must have talent for creating beauty from degradation! LOL. Made me laugh for sure.

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