What happens when you read Trump’s tweets of obvious untruths?
Do you just shake your head as though what else can we expect?
It’s Trump just being normal Trump just tweeting forth his views
Hey, speech is free, no law it must be true or circumspect
No law, indeed, tradition sets the norms of how we act
It is the fragile crust atop our many mixed emotions
That lubricates all human discourse based on trust in fact
And on respect and decency. These aren’t just casual notions
So, now we have a President whose office he oft sullies
He lies most pathologically, treats foes with disrespect
He denigrates our Press and institutions which he bullies
It’s not the norm we of our current President expect
We need be careful not to normalize Trump’s wrongful ways
And set behavior bars so low that they become the norm
Where future Presidents infer to act this way’s okay
Then tweet him back your disapproval; let him know your scorn
6/25/17
