I Dreamed That I Lived in Trumplandia

I dreamed that I lived in Trumplandia--

A land ruled by fear,

Where real power rests

In the hands of the Profiteer--

 

Where Xenophobia crosses

Its unwelcoming arms--

Where Intolerance spreads

Its despicable charms,

 

Making scapegoats a target

To bear the brunt of the blame

For much of the country's problems--

Where immigrant-bashing's fair game--

 

Where people ignore the hungry,

Struggling ones in need

And praise along with the multitudes

The God of Corporate Greed--

 

Where Hateful Rhetoric spreads

Its cruel, contagious disease,

Crippling Healthy Dialogue

With insidious expertise--

 

Where sycophantic followers

Grovel before their King

With sadomasochistic

Fervor, awaiting his sting--

 

Where throughout the land

Inclusivism is feared,

While Exclusivism

Is honored and revered--

 

Where flowers of Compassion

Are strangled by weeds of Hate

And Hope for greater equality

Suffers a sad, cruel fate.

 

The more I saw of Trumplandia,

The more I wanted to scream:

Wake me from this nightmare!

Wake me from this bad dream!

 

(8-31-15)