ICE Kills Again

ICE agents have killed again--

Once more causing heartbreak and tears--

A hard-working man this time who'd been

Living here for thirty-five years.

 

Lorenzo Araujo worked hard to send

Three sons to college. A typical theme:

People who toil to help their families

Live what we call the American dream.

 

As unmarked cars cut him off

While driving, the victim tried to flee.

The agents said he tried to ram them.

In videos that is not what we see.

 

ICE again is using the same

Old story in order to justify

The killing of an immigrant

Who really didn't have to die.

 

Araujo had no prior convictions.

There was no need to target the man.

To ICE, of course, he was a villain--

A Hispanic person driving a van.

 

We hear the agents didn't have

Body cams. Couldn't afford them.

What? With all the billions of dollars

That ICE receives, agents could hoard them!

 

ICE, stop killing innocent people!

Stop tormenting our immigrant friends!

Stop the driving of unmarked cars!

Tell the truth and make amends!

 

Everybody, wear your whistle.

For a camera, your phone will suffice.

Record what federal agents are doing.

Abolish the agency. NO MORE ICE!

-by Bob B (7-10-26)

The World's Most Hated Person

People say we shouldn't hate.

They say it's hurtful, callous, and wrong.

I never hated anyone--

That’s until Trump came along.

 

He brings it all upon himself,

For he's a hateful human being--

Malicious, repulsive, disgusting, obnoxious.

At least that is what the world is seeing.

 

Christ and Buddha wouldn't have

Supported the hatred--not even a tad.

But billions of people have been on Earth;

Despising ONE can't be that bad.

 

To say he's the world's most hated person,

You do not have to go out on a limb.

The heartless, egomaniacal liar

Makes EVERYTHING all about him!

 

He lacks compassion, empathy,

Shame and remorse. He's indiscreet.

Thinking he's so important, he wants

The world to grovel at his feet.

 

And people who don't? Well, they'll get

A taste of the madman's retribution:

Attacks, baseless investigations,

And threats--overall persecution.

 

He tromps on our Constitution and his

Supporters are okay with it.

They see the wholesale corruption occurring

And let him get away with it.

 

The unforgivable deaths he has caused;

His job performance: a super flop;

All the damage that he has done:

The suffering and abuses don't stop.

 

I will NOT apologize

For feeling the way I do. No way!

The man is simply despicable

In every respect. What more can I say?

-by Bob B (7-9-26)

I am ANTIFA

I am ANTIFA.

No, I carry no membership card;

No such cards exist.

I can proudly say that I'm

NOT a jingoist.

But I am ANTIFA.

 

I am ANTIFA.

There's no president; there are

No meetings to attend.

There's no group to call to order--

Only rights to defend.

So I am ANTIFA.

 

I am ANTIFA.

There's no mission statement and no

Dues one has to pay.

Because there is no group, there are

No members per se.

But I'm still ANTIFA.

 

I am ANTIFA.

Fascism has no place at all

In our democracy.

So anyone who's anti-fascist

Is ANTIFA like me.

We are ANTIFA.

 

I am ANTIFA.

Donald Trump calls anti-fascists

Terrorists, so there!

Call me ANTIFA. To me it is

A badge of honor to wear.

Thus, I'm ANTIFA.

-by Bob B (6-23-26)

Ode to Algae

O great Reflecting Pool with wondrous

Beauty meant to last,

Your algae love to sing the praise

Of every chloroplast!

 

Symbol of Trump's presidency

And monument to what

Happens when the country is

Ruled by a nut.

 

Trump says only he can fix

A problem, so he hires

Grifters with his no-bid deals.

Ah, then what transpires?

 

The project fails miserably,

But still Trump will laud

All the work his buddies did,

Even though it's flawed.

 

Your "American flag blue" sealant

Allowed the algae to flourish

By making a warmer environment

For friends that it would nourish.

 

Reflecting Pool, your dark blue water

Became a vivid green.

That that would happen, according to experts,

Was not unforeseen.

 

The blue sealant lifted off

The bottom in large strips,

Which tourists took as souvenirs

While laughing over quips.

 

Of course, Trump had to find

Someone else to blame.

Democrats are always for him

An easy target to name.

 

Over fourteen millions bucks

Were spent to restore

Your beauty, while the people suffer

As costs continue to soar.

 

Reflecting Pool, full of algae,

Remind us all; make haste!

Show what happens when a land

Is run by fraud and waste.

-by Bob B (6-21-26)

A President's Retreat

Trump, along with Netanyahu,

Attacked Iran and started a war.

Now the U.S. and the world

Are worse off than they were before.

 

Trump said unconditional

Surrender was the only way

His war would end, and during the conflict

Every day was Groundhog Day.

 

He sounds like a tough guy, huh?

Ah, but this is worth remembering:

Was Trump saying all along

That he would be the one surrendering?

 

Now we have an MOA:

A memorandum of understanding

Between the U.S. and Iran.

Iran is doing the demanding.

 

Sanctions against Iran will be lifted,

Giving it access to world trade.

Iran will also receive from us

Three hundred billion dollars in aid.

 

For sixty days Iran won't charge

Fees for passage through the Strait.

After that, who knows what

Charges the country will contemplate.

 

Again, Iran says it won't

Procure nuclear weapons, but how

Will the country be monitored?

No plan seems to exist right now.

 

The hardliners running Iran

Are stronger now, and they have shown

That they have leverage over us

Because of Trump. Let that be known!

 

We were gaslighted all along.

Information was never clear-cut.

Lives were lost, costs surged,

Economies suffered. All for what?

 

Negotiating instead of bombing

Would have been a better plan.

But once again, Trump screwed up.

What a sorry, pitiful man!

-by Bob B (6-18-26)

Help Us Save Democracy

Help us save democracy;

Help us save this land.

Let the rule of law prevail.

Reach out; give me your hand.

 

When presidents exceed the bounds

Of what is right and wrong

And take away our freedoms, then

The people must stay strong.

 

When rulers with their oligarchs

Hold on to strict control

Of what we folks can say or do,

Defiance plays a role.

 

CHORUS:

Help us save democracy;

Help us save this land.

Let the rule of law prevail.

Reach out; give me your hand.

 

When presidents cause suffering

And use deceit and lies,

Their so-called "love of country" is

Merely a disguise.

 

Shocked when we see through their falsehoods,

They resort to schemes

To gaslight us so that we won't

Challenge their regimes.

 

CHORUS:

Help us save democracy;

Help us save this land.

Let the rule of law prevail.

Reach out; give me your hand.

 

When religion is misused

To back discrimination,

To speak against hypocrisy

Is our obligation.

 

Our rights are disappearing fast.

Don't let Trump derail

The train of freedom. Let's all hope

That justice can prevail.

 

CHORUS:

Help us save democracy;

Help us save this land.

Let the rule of law prevail.

Reach out; give me your hand.

-by Bob B (6-17-26)

The Most Corrupt

When we think of our past leaders,

We have quite a list

Of presidents from Washington

To the current narcissist.

But if you think that any other

Presidents were bad,

Hands down Trump's the most corrupt

President we have had.

 

Whether it's through cryptocurrency

Or insider trading plots,

Trump keeps on amassing wealth;

Just connect the dots.

Trump's two sons are quick to show us

That they won't be outsmarted;

They've found ways to bring in money

From a war their father started.

 

If you're a felon and if the courts

Convicted you of fraud,

Send some money to Trump, and then

From him you'll get a nod.

His current scheme: to sue himself--

In a manner of speaking--

By suing the IRS for billions

Of dollars! He's so self-seeking!

 

Want access to the president?

Know that nothing's free:

Everything he does is a matter of

"Hmm. What's in it for me?"

He and his admin team just love

To muddy the waters by stewing

About corruption and say that others

Are doing what THEY are doing.

 

What about rules and regulations?

To Trump they don't apply.

He CLAIMS he acts in our best interests.

That's just one more lie.

It's such a joke when people say,

"Oh, he's NOT so bad."

Hands down he's the most corrupt

President we have had.

-by Bob B (5-16-26)