A while it’s been since last I wrote a poelitic poem
It’s zero, not because there’s nothing worth to write
Both Don and Elon issuing bad orders out of sight
And I preoccupied have been with issues of my own
Things not normally newsworthy taking on new life
A tariff war with former trading partners escalating
Key firings and massive layoffs, government mis-functioning
Plus real-time, secret military actions publicized
All levels of the courts have busy been like bumblebees
Striking down Trump’s orders; Constitutional they’re not
And on and on, day after day the news runs cold and hot
I really feel for cablers who choose from what they see
An underlying pattern in the news though details differ
Trump tests his base to ferret out dissent wherever ‘tis
He takes the action; raising outrage, Dems. against what is
Courts then reject it, causing chaos. Trump then tries it stiffer
And so, dear reader, thank you for your patience and support
It’s my intention to continue once my issues are resolved
Then I’ll concentrate on details, how I would the problem solve
Until that time I wish you well. It’s been my pleasure, been my sport
3/29/2025
Month: March 2025
Emptiness
Disaster and catastrophe, chaotic and confusion
Words that used to have a meaning with emotions
Deeply felt
Now you hear them on TV describing Trump’s
Most recent doings
And you take but little notice as such words
Go flying by
Hardly do they capture all the misery created
When a father tells his family he’s no longer
Got a job
Looking bleakly at his future, knowing not
What’s next to do
There is no word that captures this
His emptiness describes it all
But cable anchors have to talk
‘Though empty words are all they’ve got
Meanwhile the Pres. does mindlessly
Destroy the workings of the government we
Used to have
Along with our economy
As well as former allies gone
Our treaties with them now are empty words
From where does Trump derive his power?
From his MAGA base who threaten those in office
As Republicans
And therein dwells the true source of Trump’s strength
Congressional Republicans afraid
To lose their seats
They witness all misery their cowardice achieves
With emptiness
3/8/2025