The George-A-Saurus
Forget the Jabberwocky, son—
Instead beware the George-A-Saurus:
A wicked monster you should shun;
Whose single goal is to abhor us.
He has the depth of Al Capone,
The morals of a brontosaurus,
A heart which beats as made of stone
And far less charm than a thesaurus.
His thoughts are unperfumed by douche
And fixed on fresh, new ways to gore us.
He’s cordoned off like a cartouche:
Anubis with the mask of Horus.
Philanthropy is what he claims
Yet he conducts a devil’s chorus.
He’s worshipped by some well-known names
Whose claims to love Mankind are porous.
And when you think he can’t get worse
You’ll see him vex, decry and floor us
With a communistic curse
Which paves the path to Hell before us.
This bully thinks he owns the Earth—
A cancer worse than Phillip Morris.
The angels wept upon his birth:
The necro-vending George-A-Saurus.
The Want Ad
It’s almost ready to be published, George—
I’d like you to review it one more time.
Our mission: find weak minds which we can forge,
And zombify with anger, cash and slime:
“Protestors wanted—this is a paid job
In which Employer pays for transportation,
Good wages, and the chance to join a mob
Along with bail for your incarceration.
“Just ask for George. You’ll find no patron hoarier,
But you’ll see wealth proves age is just a mask.
Be proud, be strong you social justice warrior!
What is it that you’re marching for? Don’t ask.
“George asks you not to research this day’s cause.
He wants blank slates who rage with words that sting—
Progressive bullies flouting unjust laws;
It’s best if you don’t understand a thing.
“There’s danger: you may die, get shot or burned;
But you’ll achieve the martyrdom of hate—
The only fame that you’ll have ever earned.
Make sure your Facebook profile’s up to date.”
Brian Yapko is a retired lawyer whose poetry has appeared in over fifty journals. He is the winner of the 2023 SCP International Poetry Competition. Brian is also the author of several short stories, the science fiction novel El Nuevo Mundo and the gothic archaeological novel Bleeding Stone. He lives in Bradenton, Florida.
I shan’t comment on your poems, Brian, except to say that they are, as always, admirable. But I feel I must share the following draft with you. It’s been hanging about on my laptop for a long time. A quite extraordinary coincidence, I think you’ll agree.
A FAR-SEEING MICROSAURUS INTRODUCES HER SON TO
THE PYROSAURUS
Is this a dragon which we see before us,
making the primeval marshes shake?
No, child. Learn to shun the pyrosaurus.
He yawns – look – stretches, still but half awake.
Don’t move a barb. Blend in, and he’ll ignore us.
That stench of rotten meat’s his breath, an opaque
fetid steam. Observe his scales: they’re porous,
speckled like what – one day – will be snake.
At dawn the pyrosaurus’ fearful chorus
makes us docile vegetarians quake,
for fire from such a monster carnivòrous
can flambé us, can griddle, roast or bake;
the only thing to stop him going for us
would be extinction or a stomach-ache.
Voracious he, and boringly victorious:
we give our lot, and he the lot will take.
Encounters with a saurus so enormous
are not a prehistoric piece of cake:
he’s pure killer, and – posterity restore us! –
when he sees us, sees a sirloin steak.
And yet he’s all hot air: though he outroar us,
he’s nothing but a fossil on the make.
Thank you very much, Martin, both for the kind words and for sharing your own great dinosaur poem. That we selected so many of the same rhymes for “saurus” is uncanny as is the “beware the beast” vibe. I very much enjoyed reading your primeval piece — although I think the George-A-Saurus is scarier than a dinosaur any day of the week!
Martin, your work is hilarious and overaged to perfection. The microsaurus actually seems to comment on Brian’s George-a-saurus with “he the lot will take . . . a saurus so enormous.”
Wow, Brian— these are just brilliant— both hilarious, and frighteningly serious. He leads a “devil’s chorus”, indeed!
Thank you very much indeed, Cynthia!
Brilliant poems on George Soros who attempts to make us porous. He funds the devils back up plan with all the money that he can!
FYI: I also wrote a poem about him titled, “Sorosis of Society.”
Roy, I searched the SCP archives and cannot find your George Soros poem. Would you be willing to post it here so that we can enjoy an extra skewering of this villain?
SOROSIS OF SOCIETY
By Roy E. Peterson (March 1, 2018)
I have a brand-new phrase
I would like to share with you.
A phrase encompassing hatred
For a country he to.
George Soros is the villain
Against our democracy.
The phrase that I invented
Is “Sorosis of Society.”
When someone’s drunk with power,
When he spends to kill a dream,
Sorosis of society
Is striking once again.
We all known this affliction
That is driving media spam.
The communists and socialists
Joined in with mad Islam.
Soros is eighty-seven now
A Hungarian-American,
But he is still the Nazi kid
With the anti-U.S. plan.
He just gave $18 billion
To his corrupt foundation
To help subvert the welfare
Of our American nation.
He gives to liberal causes,
Campaign funds to candidates
Who are on the far left
And do as he mandates.
He still has kept $8 billion,
I suppose for a rainy day.
Though he will likely die soon,
His devilish legacy will stay.
We have to fight against him
And his minions who remain,
Or we can kiss our dreams goodbye,
And suffer future pain.
Poet Note
Think of the phrase “Sorosis of Society” as a plague.
GEORGE SOROS AND HIS SEDITION
By Roy E. Peterson (April 20, 2026)
Why are there so many young leftist protestors?
Who is funding anti-government electors?
Soros pays the leftists and he is at the root.
George Soros was a Nazi officer to boot.
I don’t understand why Soros has not been tried
For his seditious acts that cannot be denied.
Who approved his entry into the USA?
What has allowed him in America to stay?
If I could have been America’s President,
He no longer would be a free life resident.
The best place for Soros is federal prison
For inciting revolution with sedition.
The FBI should lockdown all Soros’ assets.
Eliminate his sources to use leftist tactics.
Then put him on trial and sentence him to death.
I would love to hear him draw his final breath.
A quote from Dexter and the Dexter TV Series:
“It is not that people should die, but some people should not live.”
Hey Roy and Brian, Susan wrote a Soros poem too… great minds !!!
https://www.classicalpoets.org/philanthropaths-puppets-a-poem-by-susan-jarvis-bryant/
She also went after Gates and their toadies.
Those are great, Mike and Susan! Thank you for pointing them out!
Good work, Susan. Thank you for sharing, Mike.
You bet, Brian… it’s hard to believe that most people can’t see what is happening. Your eyes are wide open.
Good work, Roy. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Brian.
Thank you very much, Roy, for the kind words about the poems and for sharing my disgust with this real-life Bond villain.
Terrific work, Brian. Hard-hitting satire and lampoon used to be a normal part of literary endeavor, accepted and enjoyed by all (except the targets). But by 1960 a strange kind of squeamishness and prissiness set in, and it became impossible to get editors to consider stuff of that sort for publication. I recall that the International Directory of Poetry Magazines and Poetry Publishers (an annual guide where editor-publishers would advertise their needs and preferences) often had statements of this nature: “No satire!” or “We do not tolerate harshness!” or “Poems should be positive!” I remember one editor writing “Satire is obsolete and not acceptable!”
When you see a development of this nature, you are observing a slackening of hard, masculine pith and vigor. Poetry was becoming a therapy session rather than a punch-out. I can’t say whether this was due to a change in the poets themselves or in their audience, but it certainly made for a goddamned lot of limp. squishy-soft, epicene, hearts-and-flowers crap. One thing did happen — some editors said that “controlled satire” was allowed, that is, satire that was not too harsh and that served the ameliorative purpose of directing readers away from bad things towards good things. In other words, satire as moral guidance, and the pious “friendly persuasion” of Quakers.
That, of course, was utter bullshit. Satire is meant to be violent and savage and ass-kicking. It has to leave its target a bloody heap on the floor. Your two poems do that with the unspeakably evil bastard George Soros.
Thank you very much indeed, Joe! I am a big believer in the satiric skewering of bad actors, whether they are mobs or the politicians and public figures who create them. The ability to speak my mind and blow off some steam is extremely precious to me. I’m not so big on Voltaire, but I’m a fan of Jonathan Swift, Mark Twain and Dorothy Parker.
Wow! Two great poems! And two great takedowns of the man that broke the Bank of England. He also taught the rich and powerful how to get richer and stronger. When he was born the angels may have wept, but as he prospered, the leaders of Government, Church and Industry have been laughing all the way to the bank.
Thanks, Brian for letting some light shine!
Thank you so much, Mike! The man who broke the Bank of England and showed the powerful how to obtain more power — via manipulation, cash-payments and hidden puppet strings — is a classic Bond villain. He should be working for SPECTRE. Maybe he is.
Honestly, Brian, I can’t believe both Soros and his sweet little offspring, two of the most deserving ‘targets’ on the planet, haven’t yet been ‘taken out’ by one of we billions of willing volunteers! Two meaningful pieces conveying how much damage one evil person can do to ‘Mankind’, and it was so nice of you to write them — ‘for us’. 🙂
Thank you so much, Mark! I suspect Soros is immortal and has himself been around since the time of the dinosaurs. Notice the lizard and ancient Egyptian necro/mummy imagery I associate with him. And thanks for the little “for us” Easter egg.
Very enjoyable reads Brian. I love satire and poems that bite.
Thank you so much, Norma! I’m polishing my fangs for some future skewerings as well. Stay tuned!
“Gentle satire” might include squibs about how the Weather Spirit made a vow that it had always got to do whatever humans said, just now, they would prefer it not to do…but satires about richies the editors might someday beg for grant money? How DARE you?!
Prediction: Richly enjoyable though these poems are, they can only be enjoyed by those who’ve given up all hope of ever getting a grant from the Soros Foundation.
I like them.
Thank you, Priscilla.
Incidentally, I have no aspirations of receiving funding from the Soros Founation. In fact, I’d rather eat a bug.
I just love a bit of savage satire, and these two excellently crafted marvels that depict a far-worse than Carroll-esque, and very real monster, are superb. You peel off the “philanthropist’s” mask to reveal the cold-blooded schemer with “A heart which beats as made of stone / and far less charm than a thesaurus” – great line! And I just love your flamboyant rhymes – clever, smile-inducing, and sharp as a serious satirist’s quill tip… and “necro-vending” – a stroke of linguistic genius. You mock with menace that’s so eloquent it elevates the message to shining heights where all can see the machinations of a seemingly untouchable criminal.
For me, “The Want Ad” is the most disturbing of the two. A job advertisement written in verse with a dark, contemporary feel that lays out every dastardly move, James-Bond-villain style, gives me chills. “What is that you’re marching for? Don’t ask” – says everything about the willful ignorance of the bought-and-paid-for protestors. The closing lines about Facebook profiles and martyrdom are devastating and haunting.
Brian, thank you for pointing out one of the largest monsters behind the suffering in today’s wicked world. Sadly, as ever, fat wads of filthy money speak louder than morality. I live in hope that there are enough decent people out there who refuse to be bought by fawning ghouls in masks of piety.
Thank you, Susan.
A further word, Susan, to thank you for your generous comments. Thank you for your appreciation of the rhymes (which really self-selected, other than Anubis-Horus and Phillip Morris.) But that phrase “necro-vending” is one which I am particularly proud of. I see George Soros as a purveyor of death in all of his policies and promotions, and I see him in lizard and mummy terms, so the “necro” brought in ancient Egypt for me, and the vending… well, he’s a venal, money-abusing son-of-a-bitch so a commercial term seemed appropriate. Thank you again!
Both typically terrific poems with a most deserving target. Thanks for more great work, Brian.
Thank you, Russel.
It would surprise me if military drones are not already circling in the air above his lair. In what kind of world would such a monster have been allowed to reproduce?
Thank you for reading and commenting, Kip.
As for what kind of world… We seem to live in a society now where corruption is rewarded, death is pedaled as a commodity and self-indulgence is all that matters to a large segment of the population. They call it “compassion” but it is a form of undisciplined evil which allows for suicide on demand, baby-killing on demand, disdain for the reality of gender, the vaunting of criminals and the complete collapse of any moral center. George Soros presides nicely over such a world along with his buddies and a couple of former U.S. presidents to boot.
Dear Kip —
In the newest issue of The Rifleman (the NRA’s magazine) there is an article on the U.S. military’s development of a new high-powered rifle and scatter-shot bullet that can shoot down a drone. This will save us millions of dollars, as the weapon and its ammo will be no more expensive than a fancy shotgun with some specialized ammo.
Joe,,, sounds like the perfect ammo for squirrel hunting! LOL
A few years ago, my neighbor flew a drone above his roof that appeared to be looking at my wife and me sitting on the patio. The third time, I picked up her cane and pretended to sight on it like a rifle. The drone immediately dropped and we never saw it again.
Brian, I wanted to share another story. Susan and I were informed by a man of the cloth that we were not permitted to criticize Soros because he is Jewish!!!
I guess you must be anti-Semitic now, buddy, at least from a holier-than-thou perspective. So many land mines!
That “man of the cloth” (like many modern religionists) must have been a jackass. We can’t criticize Meyer Lantsky, because he’s Jewish? We can’t criticize Bugsy Siegel, because he’s Jewish? We can’t criticize Abe Reles, because he’s Jewish? We can’t criticize Leopold and Loeb, because they’re Jewish?
How about all of those left-liberal protesters filling the streets to scream insults at Netanyahu? Isn’t Netanyahu Jewish?
George Soros isn’t evil because of his ethnic heritage. He’s evil because of what he does, and what he has done.
More and more it’s becoming clear that clergymen are largely brain-dead.
Joe, you’re exactly right. Thank you. I’ve shared about the (now former) rabbi of the Central Synagogue in New York City who went all progressive, did not call out antisemitism in her own city but instead vaunted Mamdani, who is as antisemitic as you get. But it’s not just about Jews. Pope Leo is driving me nuts because of his refusal to call out Iranian evil and his Chicago-style hatred of Trump and conservatism. It is easy for me to criticize him because of his politics and foolish ideas and it has nothing whatsoever to do with criticizing him — or anyone else — for being Roman Catholic. To me, “live and let live” means that we judge people based on objective criteria — their actions, their words. Their religious or ethnic or racial identity is irrelevant. Unless and until they impose it on us. Like the brutality of pronouns. Or Sharia law.
Thanks for sharing this story, Mike. Sheesh! It’s like saying that it’s racist to accuse O.J. Simpson of murder. And yet there were many, many people who actually took that delusional position! It is not antisemitic to despise George Soros. That he happens to be of Jewish extraction is incidental, just as it is incidental regarding that other monster, Karl Marx. What matters is that he is an evil man who does evil things and has evil motives. That being said, I still am enraged with Jewish leftists who have cosigned into the bullshit of Progressivism because they think it is somehow spiritual to do so. I have a particularly deep disdain for the actor, Mandy Patinkin (Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride) who campaigned with that antisemite Mamdani and tried to gaslight fellow Jews into thinking Mandani was a wonderful friend to the Jewish community. Delusional, unteachable, unreachable yet influential. I hope he rots. Actually, both of them.
Thanks to your cutting–and cutting-edge poems, beamish Brian, it’s impossible to “forget the Jabberwocky”. I’ll forevermore picture ol’ Georgy as a ‘tyrant-osaurus’, blithely tossing his money at the unwashed hordes of brainless zombies. We can only hope that young heroes like you will continue to brandish your pen as a vorpal sword, slashing away at these toxic malefactors, till all their burbling heads roll.
Thank you so much, Laura! I’ll long remember your imagery of George Soros blithely tossing cash at the zombies. So true! I wish pens had that special cutting edge that would allow them to serve double-duty.
First order satire, Brian – love it – and love the brilliant and inventive rhyming, a master class! Well done.
Thank you so much, James! Finding the right rhymes was fun even if I had a slight sneer of disdain on my face while writing this.
As soon as you had the name of the monster in mind, Brian, the rhymes must have been fun to find, and find a good use for each. Since I like the thesaurus, I’m glad you gave that one a charming turn. Surprised you didn’t use Laura’s tyrannosaurus. I did notice the reptilian, deathly, and underworld touches that deepen the moral tone beyond what is said directly about the evils involved. That’s a mark of meaningful satire, just as hints of good undone form suitable contrasts. Chilly tone and dropping rhythm finish the effect. A work to make angels weep!
Thank you very much, Margaret. I did consider tyrannosaurus — and, indeed, I had a whole zoo of dinosaurs to choose from. But brontosaurus worked best for the meter (I would have had to change “morals” to “heart” or “soul” or something else meaningfully monosyllabic. Plus, brontosaurus is famous for being enormous — but having a very small head. The “tyrant” lizard “tyrannosaurus could certainly apply to Soros since he is indeed as tyrannical as he is amoral.
“George-a-saurus” is delightful. The -saurus suffix identifies exactly who you’re talking about without being ham-fisted, and your maintaining the rhyme with -saurus throughout each stanza is nothing short of deft. You find some very clever ways to rhyme, which illustrates why formal poetry is so vibrant: its strictures force creativity. Thank you for illustrating this for us.
Thank you so much, Adam. It was a lucky break that the name “George Soros” can so easily be associated with the Greek-derived “-saurus” which, of course, means lizard. It’s even better when you realize the original Greek is “sauros.” Thank you also for your insights on how strictures can force creativity. I agree fully. But this was a self-imposed rhyme-scheme since I was not following any recognized form. That means I not only had the freedom to come up with the rhymes but the REASON for the rhymes. I wanted to emphasize the subject’s lizardy nature and so including “-saurus” rhymes in every verse served me better than no rhymes or other rhymes ever could. Those detractors of classical poetry who think that the use of rhyme stifles creativity miss the whole point: rhyme is an essential aspect OF that creativity! Detractors are as shallow as they are blind. It’s a bit like resenting composers for their “bondage” to melody and harmony. Or dissing a boatwright for deciding that including a keel and a mast might just serve a particular boat nicely.