By Order of the President, Invasion of the U.S. Capitol, January 6, 2021: An Allegory

To protect his country
From enemies that lurked outside,
The commander-in-chief assembled
The largest convoy in U.S. history:
Aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates,
Littoral combat ships, merchant vessels, patrol ships,
And submarines.

One day he secretly issued an order
To all submarine captains to torpedo
The entire surface fleet, beginning
With the smallest, culminating with aircraft carriers.
Every ship must be taken out.
Faithful unto death, the submarine crews
Fulfilled their mission.

When the U.S. Congress heard of the plan,
It was so divided it could not
Stop him. Every surface ship sank.

Strange, at the time he assumed command,
He took an oath of office to defend the Constitution,
And with it, the entire fleet in this armada.
Yet, from his first day in office,
He appointed officers who would sabotage
The task of every unit, and fired
Anyone who disagreed with him.

His order of an assault on the U.S. Capitol
On January 6, 2021, was only
The most recent and brazen
Act of submarine warfare.
Though his offensive that day was foiled,
He and his immense wolf pack
Were heartened to be
Even more daring the next time.

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