Two practiced liars alone in a room
Except for translators whom, we can presume,
Will maintain their silence as rightly they should
The two making promises neither’ll make good
And so went the summit: Jong-un and Pres. Trump
They signed an accord worthy of the trash dump
Trump praised Kim effusively: honest, great guy
Ignoring the thousands Kim’s sentenced to die
Then Trump, as an afterthought, pledged to dismiss
The joint exercises: S.K. and U.S.
What N.K. and Russia and China for years
Tried hard to derail since it stoked all their fears
Trump’s words caused dismay here at home and S.K.
Who were never forewarned, never asked for their say
And what did great-deal-maker get in return?
He got simply bupkess; that’s what we have learned
What’s more Jong-un claims that Pres. Trump also pledged
To scuttle the sanctions held over his head
Inviting Kim back to the White House as well
For whatever purpose I can’t really tell
So, Kim got much more than he’d been hoping for
While giving up nothing to even the score
While Trump got diversion from his many woes
And peace-maker bragging rights, ‘though ‘twasn’t so
6/12/18
