Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Rodrigo Dueterte
And also Vladimir Putin and, too, Recep Erdogan
Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un: all are in common in two ways
They’re dictatorial rulers and Don Trump’s among their fans
It matters not they’re murderers maintaining, thus, their rule
Suppressing free expression and manipulating laws
Our President looks up to them; they’re macho; they’re not fools
In politics and business he and they have common cause
Except for North Korea where war tension’s riding high
Today Trump said he’d meet with Kim, an honor it would be
I’d normally be critical, approval this implies
But in this case I think it’s smart as far as I can see
Kim, like Trump, eats flattery; it satisfies his need
To be perceived important, to be taken seriously
It also lowers tensions and it opens up a likely lead
For real negotiations. I’ll be watching curiously
5/1/17
