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.

I Can't Look

I'm afraid to look and see what Michael Cohen's tape

Causes Donald Trump to tweet about his latest scrape

With the law...  I wonder if he'll tweet it all in CAPS?

Or, if he will start a war the next time that he snaps.

Or, is this new scandal meant to cover up his last?

And, which one was that, exactly?  They go by so fast.

Were we still on Putin?  Hell...  I'll have to check my list;

It's the one with reasons I continue to #RESIST.

It's a pretty lengthy list and, 'though I've written small,

I've required several pages just to hold it all.

Guess my list is not the same as those inside Trump's camp.

If it were, then they - like me - would all have writer's cramp.

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.

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. 

Suffer the Little Children...

(Photo courtesy of The Washington Post)

I've been hearing Donald Trump's supporters justify

Tearing little children from their parents when they try

Crossing at the U.S. border, hoping to obtain

Safety and asylum here...  They're making me insane.

How dare they start spouting scripture at me? In God's name

Have these so called "Christian people" got so little shame

That they'd countenance the use of children to advance

Funding for a border wall?  That seems to be their stance.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump keeps lying; blaming Democrats

And his friends on FOX have claimed the whiny, little brats,

Torn away from parents' arms are "acting" when they cry.

Is there nothing sacred to the folks who back this guy?