In this version of the epic

In this version of the epic
Menelaus was married to Ivanka, not Helen
and when Ivanka was abducted by pirates
Agamemnon got mad and rounded up allies to take her back
he roped in Achilles, he brought Nestor back in his golden years
he even tried to convince Donal to write the script

Donal pondering yet another gig
thought he’d script it better if Ivanka was the daughter of Zeus 
not the daughter of a 
mortal
because there were times when men desired adulation as gods
and Ivanka’s dad seem so inclined and
so it was decided in Donal’s mind
Ivanka would be the daughter of Zeus 
But who could he get to play her abductor?

Best to stick with Trumpspawn 

he concluded 

shelving the idea of abducting Ivanka

 in favor of some lunacy in his own mind

changing the play to be more like 

a conspiracy myth 

that dethroned the Speaker 

via a Trojan Horse

in order to elect one who would bring the border to a vote

and then it's King Lear 

with a great role for Ivanka 

what a great Act III.

 

Dick Russell  Richard M Russell
                    2024