This
nation is violently coming apart at its seams
Lurching
violently and surely away from the American Dream
Bipartisanship
is dead and if not then on total life support
Attempts
to seek and end gridlock keep coming up short
Through
all the chaos and derision Trump continues his unfocused tweets
His
agenda of jobs, tax cuts, infrastructure stall if not in full retreat
The
Red tide that has swept a thousand Blues into the street
May
be starting to ebb with hundreds soon in a flood tide back into lost seats
A
golden moment to a nation try to heal after a riot over the removal of Robert E
Lee
After
a woman is killed by a neo Nazi on video for a shocked nation to see
A
chance to mourn publicly for the injured and the one women dead
A
chance to condemn the use of a car to counter protesters batter
Filing
through the air like leaves in a strong wind to scatter
Two
police officers on scene in a chopper and one woman dead
A
time to mourn and time to condemn but what does Trump do instead
He
points out that violence was present on both sides
Implying
justification for this neo-Nazi to plow into the crowd in his deadly ride
The
last two narcissists ran as unifiers a mantra to a nation and its people unite
Even
as more and more of our people are intertwined in an increasing violent
partisan fight
Narcissists
with big egos and with extremely thin skins
Believe
that any who disagree even slightly are guilty of a mortal sin
Lash
out, demonize, trivialize, and ruthlessly demean
They
cannot from attacking critics however slight wean
A
missed opportunity to instill a sense of calm
Poison
ivy of blame instead of a soothing, unifying balm
Robert
E. Lee watching the emotions over a statue of bronze must be rolling in his
grave
Appalled
over the actions of the KKK and neo-Nazis and a rising partisanship violent
wave
He
was against the erection of Confederate monuments after the Civil War’s end
His
legacy a great-great grandson Robert E. Lee V supports the removal trend
Trump’s
initial comments and then his later double down
An
omen that for a second term he will not be around
© August 16, 2017, Michael P. Ridley aka the
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