I tried to visit a planted called #MAGA
in a galaxy far, far away
applied for an intergalactic Visa
but I was rejected
on the grounds
of my planet’s
dark brown coffee beans
#MAGAns exclusively lap vanilla cream
from crystal bowls
on silver platters
they’ve placed an interstellar ban
on all forms of caffeine
and caffeinated beverages
like me
so I stole away aboard a pirate space ship –
“The Percolator” –
in hopes to steal of view
of a #MAGAn or two
while some dark roast was traded
on a black market
to #MAGAns grown weary
of vanilla cream
we sailed an orbit all around #MAGA
only to discover
an impenetrable, atmospheric barrier
erected
to keep our brew away
our captain, Java the Hutt,
laughed maliciously
as we flew through space
in search of a market –
a weary planet in need of a jolt
Captain Java bellowed,
“Foolish #MAGAns!
In fear of the indigestion they think caffeine will bring,
they have severed their sole supply of vanilla cream.
With milk delivery routes from the planet Magnesia
entirely stopped up
the entire #MAGAn civilization is doomed
to thirst, ache and explode.”
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Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
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Tanya, you are very creative with words. I love your sense of humor and the symbolism you use, so good! 😀
Thank you, Ally! I had a lot of fun with this. I’m glad you liked it!😊
It’s a pleasure, Tanya. I’m going to read it to my husband, he will love it! 🙂
Excellent! I hope it makes him laugh!😊
Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
Thank you for the share! Hope you had a great weekend!
I had a safe boring quiet weekend which is better at my age than the alternative. Good to see you.
Lol…Just don’t go taking any trips to #MAGA.
Sad thing is America was never great, so it’s logically impossible for America to return to something it never was. 😎 😛
Exactly, which is why I was hoping #MAGA was some distant planet…WI is a big dairy state. About half our farm workers are immigrants, and about 3/4 of those are undocumented. Who is going to do that work? We need to thank them and provide better wages and living conditions for them, not send them away. 😉
Taking your statement about Wisconsin dairy workers into account, imagine California and other states that use immigrant/migrant workers at harvest time, or undocumented workers who wait tables, do janitorial labor, lawn maintenance, maids & busboys. Nationwide the workforce that is undocumented is magnificent in size.
And you asked the vitally important question, in Trumps dumbass world, with them all deported or gone, who will do that type of labor for those wages.
No one. We used to donate to a food pantry that a lot of migrant farm workers used seasonally. Those people worked like dogs for nothing. To be treated like this is unjust in the extreme.
Thats exactly why I admire you. You’re heart is solid platinum.
Thank you. I care. I think it is about seeing people as my global family and not “others”. I’m raising my children with that same heart.
Again, thats why I admire/adore you, as a woman, a mother and as a human being.
Thank you, my dear friend. It is a shared admiration! I see how tirelessly you work toward the human cause.
When we ask the question “why don’t someone do something about that injustice” we ignore we are The “someone.”
Agreed. If we don’t, who will?
Simply superb . Enjoyed it to the hilt.
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it. It was a fun trip for me!😊
And you forgot to invite me!
Lol…I don’t think #MAGA is worth the expense of the ticket. 😊😉
I was under the impression that it was for free. Like your sense of humor.
Lol…Thank you, again! I will work to keep you laughing!😊
Thanks.
My pleasure!
Love it! The story and humor are wonderful!😊
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I had a lot of fun writing it!😊
Interesting reading, especially if one reads between the lines with some imagination and knowledge of the current political climate…was that intended? Fun reading!
🙂
Lol…Thank you, Steve! It was inspired. Glad you enjoyed it. Have a wonderful day!😊
And you enjoy your evening, my friend! 🙂
I am, Steve! I’m alternating between writing and trying to get caught up around the house! I’m staying busy!
I’ll bet you are pretty busy almost all the time! No “idle hands” for such a busy mind…
🙂
I stay pretty busy, Steve…Lol
I’m not one to sit around much.😊
Now, did you really think you had to tell me that? I had that one figured out already, lady! There’s always something which must be done…
🙂
Lol…absolutely! I wouldn’t have it any other way.😊
People who are alive with vitality and creativity are seldom idle. You certainly fit that bill! Hey, I’m signing off for the weekend so you have a great one. We’ll be talking…
🙂
😊
🙂 🙂
Hs ha ha so cute! Must have that coffee freedom! (:
Absolutely! Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!😊
Tanya this was brilliant. I need coffee now. Lol
Thank you, Manuel! It is one of my favorite beverages…Lol
as it is mine too. lol
☕😊
Starbucks Wars? I’ll get my coat …
Hahaha…Excellent, Dave! Just avoid those pesky #MAGAns…
lol
Thank you.😊
lol
Thank you!