Last June I posted “The Art of Tough” which was about a book of the same name written by Barbara Boxer. This poem draws on the same theme as it applies to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
We’ve seen accusations, we’ve heard epithets
With negative rhetoric flung forth and back
These last days the campaigns are more intense yet
A wonder that, pressured so, neither has cracked
However, a difference there is in demeanor
In how they react to the barbs they receive
Where one shrugs them off while the other grows meaner
One’s tough, and one talks tough and tries to deceive
Don Trump goes off script at the least provocation
He calls it a foul when he hears his own voice
Making nasty remarks in adds aired to the nation
By Hillary, showing that Trump’s the wrong choice
The stuff thrown at Clinton is hard to believe
From Putin, from Trump, even our FBI
Concoctions so gross all designed to deceive
“Lock her up! Lock her up!” his supporters all cry
This rolls off of Clinton, a keeper of cool
She’s been in the trenches. She’s got the right stuff
While Trump’s a get-back-er and acts like a fool
It’s clear Clinton’s mastered the art of the tough
11/5/16
