L Milton Hankins Poet Quatrain

Citizen Trump's Disgrace

I am not paralyzed by rampant consternation
We knew the character and behavior
Of Donald J. Trump when we elected him
To be the forty-fifth president of our nation.

What is the point of feigning surprise --
Or expecting the leopard to change its spots?
During the entire 2020 presidential campaign
The facts stood grimly before our watchful eyes.

Our country is dealing with a difficult crisis, while
Obstinacy and obstruction reigns in the Oval Office.
But, everyone knows the final outcome is clear
The Delawarean won the presidency by a country mile.

Despite all the posturing, rhetoric, and pretense
With sycophantic antics from the administration,
On January 20, 2021, at the noonday inauguration
Joseph R. Biden will be our forty-sixth president.

Unfortunately for him, Citizen Trump’s disgrace
[Being turned out in utter humiliation]
Will be finding himself without a positive legacy
While lurching about trying to save face.

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Jeannie Cronin November 28, 2021 at 11:34 AM How painfully true…if we could just get that lingering dead animal smell out from the White House! Great writing. Perhaps you might enjoy “Pompous Pied Piper” L Milton Hankins November 28, 2021 at 11:44 AM I'm so glad you found this poem, Jeannie, written quite some time ago. It is always a joy when someone finds something I have written and can relate to it. Thanks so much!