President of the United States
You’d like to be the President of the U.S. of A.?
The job would have to be cut down to your size,
From your criticisms, would you know what to say
When a constituent speaks of your insidious lies.
How would you handle an approaching war?
With a pandemic still hovering on the horizon
You could handle the bureaucracy, I’m sure,
Perhaps you could borrow from Japan a kaizen.
Of course, you’d know how to lower inflation
The national debt would be so simple to solve,
You would know how to assimilate information
Perhaps, U.N., NATO, and SEATO simply dissolve?
Problems with a flood of immigrants at the border
You could solve with a flick of your agile wrist?
Handle the dictators of the world in short order
And solve all the climate issues on the short list.
You’d know what to do about systemic racism
And the divisiveness that is eating up our system
Differentiating between socialism and capitalism
While dealing with an ex- who claims he’s a victim!
Finding suitable judges to sit on our federal courts
Getting your legislation considered by the Congress
Always mindful of balance and equity … and sorts,
While measuring likelihood of re-election, I digress!
You would know how to carefully weigh each word
Lest you say something upsetting those special groups,
Of course, you’d never trip, stumble, or be awkward
For you would know how to jump through the hoops.
Considering the improbabilities of small successes
While you are hammered every hour of every day
Especially if you show affinity for personal excesses
I remind you, you simply cannot have it your way!
I take it you are an expert in strategy and diplomacy
While reserving some time for meeting and greeting
You must know how to handle any current emergency
Being careful to not let the economy be overheating.
As for me, I will be most content to sit back and trust
That the president is doing the very best he knows how
To keep the ship of state sailing forward, as it must,
Every minute of the day, keeping his hand on the plow.
written February 22, 2022
Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2022
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