power corrupting

republicans culturally divided
a nation in order
to rule––

but have no idea
how to rule
a permanently divided
& enraged
people

the process was
brain-washing
by fear & anger
until all doubts
were bleached
away––

leaving only
a reactive
blotch
of pain

president trump is an
unintended consequence––
reaching the midas point
of power––

all he touches
burns

when an election
defeats truth &
rationality––
civility is
dead

who will
guard us from
physical attack &
mental implosion?

what if the president’s
small hands
choose not to embrace
the law?

how do you
govern the most powerful
nation in the world
with the mentality
of a big-time-crime
boss?

imagine being a
hammer head in a nightly
search for a nail to
strike––

or a hammer claw
looking for skin
to perforate

ego fills the tweeting entertainment
void––
a new national custom
of governance
arises

i am so
ashamed how far
the star of my nation
has fallen

when the president himself
is incapable of
feeling
shame

how much harm
will be done when
pure ego
reigns?

amerika is too drunk
with conflict
to sign any treaties
now

donald trump slipped a key
for putin under the
doormat

i pledge my
patriot blood in a chalice
for him to drink,
waste or desecrate––

if only he would
resign––

or just be quiet
for a while