On Hiatus

I have not been diligent in writing for this blog;

Used to do a lot of rhymes but it became a slog.

It's no fun to rhyme about what's going on out there.

America is in a crisis...  I am in despair.

I'd thought Donald Trump an aberration - just a fluke -

Now I see he isn't, and that makes we want to puke.

He attacks the very things that made this country great;

Demonizing every Democratic candidate.

His base loves him for it; they adore his Twitter rants...

Echoing his ugly sentiments in racist chants.

Maybe Trump's just cynical and it's his strategy

But the fact it's working for him is depressing me.

I feel like a dummy 'cause I never understood

How it is that people, even in my neighborhood,

Here, in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, are supporting Trump...

My faith in humanity has gone into a slump.

'though I've tried, repeatedly, to see the other side;

Put aside how often his Administration's lied,

Watched a lot of FOX and Friends for what they had to say,

I found myself overwhelmed...  I've had to step away.

Choosing Sides in the Culture War

 

I am almost 60 now, but I have never seen

Anything like this before; the differences between

Those who like the way that Donald Trump has done his job

And the folks, like me, who look at him and want to sob.

'though I've tried, I cannot understand the people who

Still believe the president says anything that's true.

Any time his lips are moving or he's typing tweets

He lies (or insults the global leaders whom he meets.)

I find that disqualifying; Trump supporters cheer.

Think "elites" are only weeping in our craft-brewed beer.

Claiming "incivility" when someone argues back,

Screaming there's a "culture war" and they're under attack.

I can't see how they feel threatened; aren't they the ones

Who hold all the power now (and almost all the guns)?

I can't wrap my head around it, though I've really tried...

Last time that I thought too hard about it all, I cried.

The SCOTUS Blues

Funny (I mean funny "strange" and not the "ha ha" kind)

How fast Mitch McConnell can completely change his mind

About how elections matter when you choose a judge...

I can understand why Democrats may hold a grudge.

Donald Trump will get to pick his second nominee

For a seat on SCOTUS. They're a lifetime appointee;

Meaning that for 30 years or more the court will lean

To the right as it's deciding what our laws should mean.

I guess I cannot be shocked by this hypocrisy;

Just one more of many wounds to our democracy.

Maybe it's the weather for, although I should be mad,

I can barely muster up the energy for sad.

TDS - Getting Sicker by the Day

"You've got Trump Derangement Syndrome," diagnosed my son...

I'm afraid he's right because I tend to come undone

Anytime I hear what else our current president

Said (while his supporters claim "that wasn't what he meant.")

With this new, post-factual environment we're in

I'm becoming deafened by the ever present din

From the White House... Now I've got a ringing in my ears,

My blood pressure's through the roof. I'm frequently in tears.

I am prone to bouts of screaming when I watch the news;

My head spins at diametrically opposing views,

And I'm having trouble seeing how we fix this mess...

Crap! On top of Seussilitis, I've got TDS.