Quiet Resistance
An Op-Ed in The New York Times,
Anonymously printed,
States that the White House mood is worse
Than what the press has hinted.
The President’s “amoral,”
And “erratic,” it declares,
With “ill-informed decisions”
Catching staffers unawares.
The author, an official
In the Trump administration,
Is hoping that what he reveals
Will jolt awake the nation.
Asserting he and others
Are resisting from within,
He wants the world to know
That what he claims is not just spin.
The President is seething now
With Tweeting calls of “Treason?”
Denouncing, too, The Times, for holding
Names back for no reason.
As speculation builds, so many
Choices would make sense.
There’s even talk the writer
May be Trump’s VP – Mike Pence.
Whoever wrote the piece, though,
Is a brave and daring soul
And hopefully, he’ll shake
Some people up, which was his goal.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2018
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