The Other Guy

If you favor a leader who's

An autocrat wannabe;

If locking kids at the border in cages

Is your cup of tea;

 

If constantly being lied to doesn't

Bother you at all;

If you like a leader who says,

To hell with protocol;

 

If you think a president should

Surround himself with crooks

And you can't see that he's much more

Dangerous than he looks;

 

If you don't mind that you are being

Taken for a ride

By someone who's a con man who

Has far too much to hide;

 

If it's quite okay when someone

Says his words aren't his,

Or says he's not a racist, although

Racists think he is;

 

If it's fine that leaders don't

Care whom they degrade,

Or will not be responsible

For the mess they've made;

 

If you admire a president

Who cheated on all three wives,

Or lied about a pandemic that

Has taken many lives;

 

If you like a leader who

Rants and raves nonstop

And goes all out to help the wealthy

People at the top;

 

If you approve of a leader who feels

That beggars can't be choosers,

Or one who's called our fallen soldiers

Both suckers and losers;

 

If you favor an American

President who incites

People to violence and steps

On our hard-earned rights;

 

Then vote for the one who, in time,

Will leave you high and dry.

I am happy to say my vote

Will go to the other guy.

 

-by Bob B (10-31-20)

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I've only read a few of your rants so far, but this one is definitely the best I've read so far . . . the tightest, in terms of using a ton of hard-hitting examples to make your point, but not elaborating too much, so the poem reads briskly with a constant hot blast of stinging sarcasm that could practically evaporate the swamp! A friend sent me a link to a Keith Oberman clips elaborating the 50 worst purveyors of corruption in the past 4 years & your poem kinda reads like his hard-hitting, dry acerbic style. I could not finish Oberman's clip due to extreme nausea. Sadly, that's 16 minutes I'll never get back. I admire you for pounding this drum becuz it means so much to you to get the word out, but I have to say, I'm really sick of focusing on all this junk. It's demoralizing. I need a big dose of "let's put our country back together . . . better!" (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Bob B]

I agree, there is a lot of junk, and it is demoralizing. But when a president is so toxic to not only America but to the world, I am compelled to address his monstrous nature. I am looking forward to the day when I can focus on more pleasant topics. Thanks.