The turmoil political Don Trump has spawned
Increases intensity each passing day
With new revelations each time TV’s on
And dire predictions of what will hold sway
I find it unnerving: political storms
The likes of which we haven’t witnessed before
Appear much ignored, as if it were the norm,
By rank and file citizens wealthy and poor
Consumers are upbeat, their spending’s increased
Their wages up slightly, their borrowing deep
They see a bright future, Republican feast
They’re hocking their future since money is cheap
But vaguely they’re worried by what’s on the news
Realities differ, what bubble one’s in
The emptiest bubble’s what most people choose
Devoid of world politics, not their concern
Let’s take, for example what stock markets show
Although Kim and Trump flirt with nuclear war
And ‘though Trump’s the subject of criminal probes
The market is reaching highs never before
It, too’s in a bubble, the biggest I’ve seen
The piper will one day soon have to be paid
These bubbles will burst and results will be mean
The Presidency at our steps will be laid
Will we sidestep relevance, hands off, ignore,
Remain in our bubble as though it were real
Or partake of politics, claim what we’re for
And make our world happen through blood, tears and zeal
11/1/17
