Myths About Presidents 26. He didn’t Ride A moose. The photo is fake Like a lot Of presidential things. 16. He dreamt His death, Found himself Waking in a coffin And asked who Was dead In the White House. Dream mourners said, “The president.” He denied the dream. Nobody listened. The story was too good. 9. He stood At the podium, Sworn in And speechifying For 8,445 words In the cold Of March. He died A month later Of pneumonia Linked to His pontification It was actually bad water At the White House. He’d been drinking shit. 1. His teeth were made of wood. But really they were just so old And stained they looked that way. 27. He did not get stuck in the tub and need Six men to yank and yank and yank him free. 35 He didn’t call himself A jelly donut in German. 45. His toilet Is not Gold. He is not Christ. Or Even the Opposite. 46. He is Poor. 1. He apparently Could not Tell A lie Unlike All the others Who could Not Tell The truth. Hey, thanks for listening toCarrie Does Poems. These podcasts and more writing tips are at Carrie’s website, carriejonesbooks.blog. There’s also a donation button there. Even a dollar inspires a happy dance in Carrie, so thank you for your support. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Eric Van der Westen and the track is called “A Feather” and off the album The Crown Lobster Trilogy. While Carrie only posts poems weekly here, she has them (in written form) almost every other weekday over on Medium.You should check it out! https://freemusicarchive.org/music/eric-van-der-westen/the-crown-lobster-trilogy-selection --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carriejonesbooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carriejonesbooks/support