RE: The court—the court, Poe, the FAKE, corrupt, unelected-in-spirit, deeply jealous court—has blocked my heroic mission.
Dear Poe,
DISASTER.
I was GOING to send in the National Guard to Los Angeles, where the streets are FULL of actors, homeless dogs, and sexily liberal vegans. I was going to save everyone. They would’ve loved me. Like Normandy. Like Jerusalem. Like Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Like Jesus.
But NO. The judges—probably female, possibly wearing robes, who even knows anymore—said I don’t have the power. Poe, I invented the power. I was born in it. Marinated in power. Breastfed by Lady Liberty. I am POWER!
And what is LA doing now? Descending into chaos. The actors are revolting (as in, not showering). The children are drag queens. The tacos are TOO GOOD—it’s a trap, Poe. A trap.
I tried everything:
Said “LAW AND ORDER” in all caps.
Offered to wear a wig and pretend to be the mayor.
Said “LAW AND ORDER” again but with a Bible in my hand (That usually works).
Please advise. This is urgent. Kamala is smirking like she knows the ship sinks at the end. Biden is sniffing plants. Obama is still out there, thriving. Damn I hate that man. He’s the one who got me into this situation in the first place. If it wasn’t for him and that smug face of his I’d be sipping sex on the beach at Mar a Lago and playing golf in the highlands. Wait. No I still do that. Nevermind. Tell me Poe, who do I need to pay off to get what I want?
I have no National Guard. Just me. Alone. In my robe. What good is being a king when the jester stop you from doing anything you want to do? What is this constitution they keep banging on about?
Faithfully (Until I’m not) unguarded,
Definitely Not Donald J. Trump
(Still not Shadow Commander. Still President in My Closet. Still furious. Still NOT A TACO.)
Dear Donny Del Taco,
Ha ha. You us unguarded waffle-crust, no? You shoulds be do careful. Someones might munches on yous head. Not mez (Poe) thoughs. Don’t worry. I likes chickens not the waffles but if yous crust haves chickens flavours i mights thinks abouts it.
OKays I (me Poe) be seriousis wifs you nows.
Oh? OH? The COURTS said NO? Dramatic paws to forehead. See? I swoon. I meows. I faints on fainting cushion (Akela tooks it, I hissed).
C’mon TACO boy. Thinks about it. Uses that tangerines brains fo yous.
You wanted to sends the army…
To LA…
Because why?
vibesis?
Roller blades?
And now yous be do sobbing in your robe like Sad Wizard of Cheetos. You says you born in POWER. Marinated in POWER. Breastfed by Lady Liberty? NO. Seems me (Poe) thats you mistookings statues for vending machine again.
You just be do mads coz LA got good tacos? BECAUSE IT TOO DELICIOUSis?? That not crime. That’s be seasonings – silantros destiny. You don’t needs the National Guard. You need tumerics or thems little chilli flakes thing. Or bester. Guac. Yums.
You says this and I (ME Poe) quotes.
“The children are drag queens.”
See you did done do some progresses. That be glamour. That is be sequins on Tuesdays ands on Thursdays. You just be mad coz no one cast you in RuPaul’s Drag Race: Alcatraz Edition. Newsis flash. The Appretices was beoverrateds. First. You can’t be do firing someones you don’t be hiring. Plus yous wigs was wonkys. I (me Poe) don’t understands whys someones be do voting for presidents with wonky tupees. Makes no senses.
OK heres I (Me Poe) gives three point Poe-tocol:
- No more LAW AND ORDER.
Everybody ‘cepts yours cult of TACOs knows yous be criminals and onlys runings for powers coz you want keep oranges ass outs of jails. Logics. - Put down the Bible.
You holding it upside down and calling it “the tax menu.” Embarrassings. Muchs. - LA is not be needing tanks. LA needs naps. And oat milk. And better eggs
You just creating ‘stractions so no ones be seeing your next millionaires rich quick schemings. But you forgets. I (Me Poe) was be there. I knows what youz be doings. It not goods taco. Nots goods at all.
Also, Obama still thrivings coz he be doing reading books. Trys it. Not just menus. Real books. Wait. Can you reads?
And, and Kamala’s laugh? Sinces lasts time I completes my studies. And I tells you this. Free ‘vices. It be frequency so precise it can shatter hypocrisy at 20,000 feet. She laughed once and Rudy’s hair dye ran to Cancun. Mowgli showeds me.
And you, my orange mop ghost, you says:
“Still NOT A TACO.”
But you ARE a taco. Mummy tolds me. A soggy one. Dropped in a parking lot. Stepped on by justice. Eaten by seagull named Ruth. Twatty, Asinine Curmudgeony Oligarch-abe. That be yous. The ends.
Anyway. Is tired now. You stress me.
Go lick wounds. Quietly please My ears be doing hurting. ‘Kela screams too muchs.
And remembers:
EAT CHICKENS.
Always.
Sincerely,
Poe.
(‘anther. filosofer. Presidents of the Underland Courts. In robe too, but sexy and cutes.)
📧 Send me more confusions: Chickens@mepoe.catmail.coms
ALso PPS:
🍗 Buy Poes (mez) a Chickens. Pleez

And I has new products special for you. You can pay in chickens share. But I acceptssis sausagees toos. No? OK.
🎖️ OPERATION: UNGUARDED™
The TACOtical response kits for oranges mens who losts the plots, the pillows, and the chains of commands.
Feelings power-deprivedis? Is the courts stopping you from deployings the tanksis because of *checks notes* so-calleds “laws”? Then you needs OPERATION: UNGUARDED™ — Me Poe’s limited-editions kits for emotional warfares, legal tantrums, and robe-based sobbings.
- 🪖 One (1) furries National Guards helmet, filled with hot airs and unconfirmed authoritys
- 🧃 Executive Juice Box (TACOS Rage flavour)
- 📻 Emergency Broadcasts Buttonsis — plays “LAW AND ORDER” in bolds fonts, 24/7
- 🕯️ Courtroom Lamentations Candle, scented withs Diet Cokes and grands delusions
Bonus Gears for the Truly Ungoverned:
- 🧻 A single-use executive orders (signed in ketchup)
- 🫅 Faux military sash reading: “Commander-in-Grief”
- 🥔 Tactical Emotional Support Hashbrown (doubles as a bookmarks)
Perfect for:
✖️ Fake coups
✖️ Real indictments
✖️ Feeling sorry for yourself while yelling at California
Banned in at least three courts. Approved by Poe, Akela, and 12 feral chickens.
Your message has been sent
☍ The Underland Review
Out Now.
Read it…
And Weep.
The Underland Review: Issue One – This Zine Is a Lie is now live.
57 pages of soft monsters, glitch-lit poetry, haunted prose, cursed diagrams, and art that shouldn’t exist but does anyway. A digital archive stitched together with pocket lint, rage, and love.
☍ READ THE ZINE
Free to read, cursed to absorb. Share it with your coven, your nemesis, your local librarian.
☍ DOWNLOAD THE ZINE (Pay What You Want)
Keep a high-res PDF in your glitch archive. Every donation helps us print more, distribute wider, and one day pay the beautiful liars who make this possible.
☍ ORDER A PRINT COPY ($5.55 + your soul)
Hold the lie in your hands. Smell the ink. Feel the contradiction.
☍ Submissions for Issue Two Are Open
Deadline: Midnight August 10th, 2025
We’re seeking: poetry, prose, essays, visual art, sound pieces, spoken word, and other beautiful misfits. If it glitches, bleeds, howls, or doesn’t fit in polite company — we want it.
We accept text, image, and audio formats. MP3s, JPGs, PDFs, .docx, strange attachments — bring us your fragments. Collaborative works are welcome.
Email us at: riverandceliainunderland@gmail.com
Subject line: THIS IS A LIE – [Your Name]
Thank you for reading. Thank you for believing in beautiful contradictions.
We were never here.
— River & Celia
Curators of Lies, Underland Division
Discover more from River and Celia Underland
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

