One hundred ninety three, the nations watching Trump up close
Assessing for themselves if he’s for real or just a clown
The US President can’t be ignored-put simply down
He’s still the free world’s leader that the US voters chose
The leaders of these UN nations, meeting in New York
All through the week, will have the chance to cozy up to Trump
To get their measure of the man, to see which way to jump
As though Trump knew, himself, precisely what was next in store
Trump gives his speech on Tuesday, reading TelePrompTer screens
He’ll sound most presidential, saying things they want to hear
But he won’t mention UN dues of which we’re in arrears
And all the world will be awaiting Wednesday morning tweets
No matter what Trump says or doesn’t it will matter not
His staff a classic model of disfunctionallity
And by week’s end the world will know of Trump’s reality
Much less than they had started with, and that was not a lot
9/17/17
