Cry Into My Fruit Loops

What's coming, and I hope I'm wrong

Sad days are coming, and my cereal's getting cold

while I worry, I'm looking for the silver lining, but the same old

nightmares keep flashing before my tired eyes,

starting with a president-elect who constantly lies.

Echoes of pre-World War II are ringing in my ears.

That we've apparently learned nothing is my greatest fear.

What good is the past if we don't learn from our mistakes?

We should be trying desperately, by doing whatever it takes

to avoid reliving tragic era's like before World War II,

but I can see us heading back there, returning to the tried and true,

if by tried and true you mean ideas that failed spectacularly to work.

Things such as far-right policies that led to the rise of power-mad jerks,

who blame all our problems on 'them,', and mysterious 'outsiders,'

and to not seeing reality or caring about truth, they're a sad reminder

of the tragic mistakes, the horrible consequences of days gone by.

As I watch the morning cable news, I stare into my Fruit Loops and cry.

 

Reviews

[Lyn Anderson]

I have followed your poetic commentary on Trump. I hope it isn't as bad as some of us think.

[Michael Stevens]

Me too, KL, but I see no room for optimism!

[Tony Jordan]

Ruining a good bowl of loops over thon wanka Trump. Michael (shaking head side -to-side) ...Michael, Michael, Michael, Michael, Michael....
Michael (still shaking head side-to-side)

He's not worth it. Eat the loops - get the nourishment and yummy goodness - because we could all be dead before you pour another bowl out.

It's impossible to rationalise with madmen. Madmen are in control - the lunatics have finally wrested control of the whole damn institution and now we just need to take our meds and get out the crayons (as Gee would say) and write !!

I enjoy your writing. It gives me a real look at the US man-in-the-street's mindset with no holds barred.

[Michael Stevens]

Boy, you're sure correct--he's so not worth a waste of good breakfast cereal-thank you, Tony--I'm afraid I'll be wasting a LOT of Fruit Loops before America comes to its senses, that's IF there's an America left after he gets through pissing off the rest of the world!

[Tony Jordan]

It's that damned ''itchy-twitter finger' of his - he's like a rhine-stone madman.
Enjoy your loops Mike.

[Michael Stevens]

Yeah, good description, Tony!