Twitter, Musk, and Trump
Haiku on recent developments
I was inspired by the High-Ku challenge to write about one of the most important developments in the social media world, i.e. Musk's takeover of Twitter and his desperate attempts to attract more eyeballs to the platform and stop exodus of advertisers and reputable news organizations. So here are my haiku verses on Twitter's demise and impending death:
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Twitter, best news app
Musk brought back Trump's vile account
I deleted mine.
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Best for breaking news,
Twitter sold to Musk for billions
Millions have left it.
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"Let that sink in!" he said,
Then fired engineers and staff.
Musk killed Twitter.
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"People have spoken!" Musk said,
Brought back Trump's putrid page.
People voted, leaving.
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"I'll buy it!" Musk said
of Twitter, a toy for his ego.
Bought and broke it.
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"I'll buy it!" he said,
"But not with my own money."
Tesla shares went down.
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Thanks to Quick Edit button, I can add to this saga as new developments unfold. The haiku below were added after the original publication.
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"Please stay, please don't leave!"
Musk begged advertisers.
Exodus goes on.
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For sale on Twitter
Three colored checks: Gold, gray, blue
Bankruptcy's looming.
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"I'll fix it!" Musk said
of Twitter he broke; then brought
His bros, "You fix it!"
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"I'll step down as Chief!"
Mask said as Tesla stock fell;
Tesla's still dropping.
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"Found no successor!"
Musk said, trapped as Twitter Chief.
Tesla is dying.
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“Still no successor!”
Chief Twit said, “I’ll do it all!”
Twitter is dying.
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"He's the worst!" Musk said
Of fired disabled designer
Tesla stock plummeted.
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“It’s all good!” he said
As Twitter source code was hacked.
Musk’s still killing it.
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"It's worth less!" Musk said.
Twitter's twenty billion now,
Bought for forty-four.
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"It will make money
eventually," Musk said.
"For now, it's my toy."
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"I was FORCED to buy,"
Musk said of dying Twitter.
"Now I wanna sell."
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"They must pay!" Musk said,
Removed old Twitter blue checks;
Can't see my people.
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"It all went south fast,"
Dorsey said of Chief Twit Musk
"We'll build Bluesky soon!"
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"I've found her!" Musk said
of new Twitter Chief, adding
"Won't wash my hands off!"
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“I’ll launch it!” Musk said
Of Ron’s presidential bid.
T’was a disaster.
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"I'm all for free speech!"
Musk said, closing accounts of
Erdogan's rivals.
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"Let's fight!" Elon said
To Mark, who met the challenge.
Musk's mom called it off.
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"New logo!" Musk said,
"It'll be X forever!"
He has axed Twitter.
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One year after sale,
Twitter is worth four billion.
Musk paid forty-four.
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“Go f*** yourself!” Mask said
To advertisers fleeing X
From his racist posts.
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“I won’t answer you!”
Musk told Don Lemon ‘bout Jews.
“Contract is cancelled.”
About the Creator
Lana V Lynx
Avid reader and occasional writer of satire and short fiction. For my own sanity and security, I write under a pen name. My books: Moscow Calling - 2017 and President & Psychiatrist
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Haha! Loved it!
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Really enjoyed this!
Loved reading these:)
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Why am inso obsessed with these? Love it! ❤️
These haikus pair perfectly with the political cartoons. I love reading poems in this style as a collection. Short but impactful!
Musk’s fame will dissolve like dusk. Great hi-ku collection
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Wonderful haikus. The images are hilarious!
I like! Good article
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Your haikus have 8 syllables on the second line. I thought haikus had to be 5/7/5?