Kafka woke to find he’d turned to Putin.
\n“To hell with all these bugs, let’s start some shootin’!”
\nThough Metamorphosis was on his brain,
\nhe opted instead to attack Ukraine.
\nKilling civilians might be wrong and vile,
\nbut he had not one thought about a Trial.
\nBut Franz felt waging war became a hassle,
\nand wished that he was back home at the Castle.
\nTransition was a worrisome occurrence.
\nHe wished he’d go back to selling insurance.
\nWar and its hell turned out to be a bother,
\nworse than his relationship with his father.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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