Tin Soldier
Petulant child, in a bit of a snit,
pooches his lips out. He’s having a fit.
He sets up tin soldiers in orderly rows.
Where they will be fighting, not even he knows.
Fast through the air, his tweets swiftly whistle,
delivering threats like an ICBM missile.
He casts insults northwards and south over borders
to Mexico, Canada and other quarters.
He’s saving his friendships for other bad boys.
With each fawning message his keyboard deploys,
he wishes their power were his for the taking.
Korea and Russia—what plots in the making.
His attention span just long enough for his tweeting,
he blusters his way through each conference and meeting.
Many are gap-jawed, yet nothing gets done
concerning disarming this smoking gun.
He’s expressing his own sort of odd concentration
by impounding children, expressing elation
that this will now curb illegal immigration.
How long will we let this man screw up our nation?
Daily Addiction’s prompt today is Gasp! What better to cause us to gasp in the news today than our self-serving president’s recent horrendous action?
Update: okcforgottenman commented and added this video, which feels appropriate to this post.
If you want to hear testimony of those who have witnessed this separation process and to hear the voices and reactions of children as they are being taken from their parents at the border, then to be taken through a process by which you can easily reach congresspeople who can do something about it, go HERE.
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A friend told me this afternoon that when 45 enters a room, he hears “hail to the thief” being played!
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Hell to the thief–which is where he should be sent. This man may well be the villain of the century.
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“How long will we let this man screw up our nation?” yes, that is, indeed, the right question. He must be stopped before there’s no turning back.
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I’m trembling right now, I am so upset. Why can’t a judge declare this to be unconstitutional.. demanding to be told which law says this is the proper procedure for dealing with those seeking asylum? How in the world can they allow this to go on?
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Several law suits have been initiated, but every day that passes allows Trump and the heartless, immoral Republicans who support him continue to destroy more families and ruin more lives.
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How can any sane person with a heart support him in this? Oh, that’s right. It is the fault of the Democrats! Damn, they keep passing the buck, don’t they?
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That’s what his lemmings believe.
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This episode of U.S. history shames us. Here’s a song relating to your title.
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Reblogged this on GettingrealwithPTSD.
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In conclusion through all of the confusion
The illusion was created to cover collusion.
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Sigh..too true.
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Well said!
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One of my favorite songs to play and sing as a teen!
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