poems inspired by BOB DYLAN'S ... 'Desolation Row'

Desolation Row (Bill Temple) (2018)

With apologies to Bob Dylan.

This is my updated version of this amazing song. I will add the new verses, as I write them.

They're posting youtubes of the hangings, beheadings and tortures too

Death to all the heretics, I guess that means me and you

Lunatics have taken the asylum, they rule the u .. s .. of a

They're building walls to keep us out or keep their own at bay

And the dealer now, he's calling Trumps, to hell with Mexico

The drug cartels control it all from Desolation Row

Wonder Woman makes it all look easy, Batman is turning dark

Superman's left for Krypton again, Hulk's not coming back

And in comes Spiderman, he's groaning, "I'm reinvented, once again."

Ironman says, "This is the wrong time, my friend. This shit's got to end."

And Shrek's retired to the swamp, left a mess behind, you know

and Cinderella's sweeping up on Desolation Row

Now the moon is unforgiving, Mars, once alive has finally died

Pluto is no longer a planet, aliens give us one more try?

All except for Trump and Jong-un and Vladimir Putin, slightly insane

The rest of the world united, watching a soccer game

And the Good Samaritans, disgusted, lock the doors and win-dows

Staying in, they've had enough, of Desolation Row