Charles de Steuben, French
“Okay, Before We Start Marching, By Show of Hands, Who Needs to Use the Restroom?,” 1818
Oil on canvas
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/// Bonaparte had just gotten away
from his Elba exile. In Laffrey,
French troops sought his arrest,
but when by him addressed,
they cried, “Vive l’Empereur. Hip Hooray!!!”
/// In Napoleon’s fateful Return
from Elba, the King’s army would learn
that his powers of speech
could effectively teach
them defection. Affection he’d earn.
/// One brave soldier, a Captain Guillaume,
rode with Bonaparte all the way home
to Paris, where he heard,
(the first time it occurred),
the “Able was I…” palindrome.
/// Throughout history, some obsessed men,
though defeated will rise once more when
they claim they’d been betrayed,
but now must be obeyed
with the goal to Make France Great Again.