[Each of these haiku is composed solely of the Donald’s own words.]
 
 
A lot of people
think I’m a tough guy. In fact,
I am a nice guy.
 
 
♢
 
 
I respect women
and I’m totally going to
take care of women.
 
 
♢
 
 
We win. We go in,
we bomb the shit out of them,
and we take the oil.
 
 
♢
 
 
Folks, when a guy gives
five million to Hillary,
they expect something.
 
 
♢
 
 
How stupid are you
people to believe this crap?
Don’t be fools, OK?
 
 
♢
 
 
If I’m president
we’ll all say Merry Christmas,
I can tell you.
 
 
 
Lance Newman’s poems have appeared in print and web magazines published in Australia, Canada, the U.K., and the U.S., including 1913, BlazeVox, Fringe, Moria, No Tell Motel, nthposition, otoliths, Pemmican, Perigee, Stride, West Wind Review, and Zyzzyva. His two chapbooks, Come Kanab (Dusi-e/chaps Kollectiv, 2007) and 3by3by3 (Beard of Bees, 2010), are freely available on the web. He also curates the blogzine 3by3by3, a poetic experiment in human/machine collaboration.