Howling at the Moon

Trump just doesn't understand

Why some people are so upset

That he was elected president.

But there is one thing he mustn't forget:

 

More voted AGAINST him than FOR him;

He didn't win the popular vote.

Thus, he didn't receive a mandate

And doesn't deserve the right to gloat.

 

Wrapped in smugness, he doesn't see

The reason people protest the election.

A person who spewed so much hatred won!

THAT is the cause of people's objection.

 

He also fails to grasp why supporters

Commit violent acts in his name.

After he started a fire of bigotry,

Others continue to fan the flame.

 

Conveniently, he overlooks

The fact that his ugly campaign

Singled out scapegoats, and caused  a flurry

Of blame and attacks hard to restrain.

 

It doesn't work to claim innocence.

It doesn't work to feign surprise.

After a campaign trail of untruths,

We'd like to see him dispense with his lies.

 

If he plans to be president for all

He's going to have to change his tune

And stop barking up the wrong tree--

Stop howling at the moon.

 

(11-14-16)