Maybe he wouldn't be so bad
If he only thought before he spoke;
If any criticism didn't
Make him lash out in words that provoke.
Maybe he wouldn't be so bad
If he knew how to control himself;
If he weren’t so totally narcissistic
And didn't always extol himself.
Maybe he wouldn't be so bad
If he weren't always on the attack;
If he didn't stir up anger in people
And act like a puerile maniac.
Maybe he wouldn't be so bad
If he didn't stoop to denigrate
The Muslim parents of a fallen soldier;
If he only kept his stories straight.
Maybe he wouldn't be so bad
If he hadn't praised Saddam Hussein
And Vladimir Putin and other tyrants;
If he knew the facts about Ukraine.
Maybe he wouldn't be so bad
If he didn’t make racist remarks;
If he'd be upfront about his taxes;
If he didn't feed us to the sharks.
Maybe he wouldn't be so bad
And more women would like the man
If he didn't call them "pigs" and
"dogs"
And pull his words from the garbage can.
Maybe he wouldn't be so bad
If he had a clear sense of reality;
If his promise for running the country didn't
Reflect incompetence in its totality.
Maybe he wouldn't be so bad
If he didn't complain about outsourcing work
While hiring foreign workers himself
And justifying it with a smirk.
Maybe he wouldn't be so bad
If he didn't frightfully alienate
People all around the world
Who fear what he could perpetrate.
Maybe he wouldn't be so bad.
The idea might possibly be in our thoughts.
But can a tiger change its stripes?
Can a leopard change its spots?
(8-2-16) By Bob B
