This Can't Be Happening Here!

Trump with his dog and pony show

And his loose-cannon campaigning

At first struck many people

As slightly entertaining.

 

But "entertaining" is not the word;

Now his attacks are frightening.

The potency of the destructiveness

Of his harsh rhetoric is heightening.

 

An expert of the dark power of words,

Trump loves to condemn

And blame groups for America's troubles--

To make it "us" against "them."

 

I hate to use the F-word here,

But doesn’t it really seem

That Trump has the trappings of a fascist leader

Of a totalitarian regime?

His talk of condoning torture,

Targeting certain groups,

Banning Muslims from coming here,

Surveilling people, and--oops,

 

I almost forgot--fueling people's

Anxiety and fear

By asking them to tell on their neighbors:

Should that be happening here?

 

The dark days of the 30’s and 40’s--

A time when things got scary--

Must never be repeated. Thus,

We have cause to be wary.

 

Granted, there are many issues

With which we have to deal--

Issues we must approach WITHOUT

Xenophobic zeal.

 

There's very little factual basis

To most of what Trump says.

How could anyone think that he

Has what it takes to be pres?

 

He is a master of bombastic nonsense;

We can't deny it.

What amazes me is how

So many people can buy it!

 

"Something bad is happening," he says

As he goes out on a limb.

Something bad IS happening,

But signs are pointing at him.

 

(12-8-15)