Halloween Week 2017

This past Halloween week

In Washington was eerie.

For some in particular

The atmosphere was dreary.

Dressed up in their holiday best--

Though feeling somewhat slighted--

Manafort and protégé Gates

Both were indicted.

George Papadopoulos caused

Jitters and frustration

As proactive collaborator

In Mueller's investigation.

John Kelly's reputation

Has really started to slump

Since he's donned the costume of

A puppet of Donald Trump.

Kelly said--and this caused people

To gasp and roll their eyes--

The Civil War was caused by

A failure to compromise.

Compromise on slavery?

Tell me how that's done?

Instead of having forty-two slaves,

You get twenty-one?

Jeff Sessions’ costume made

The beholder have to guess

Whether it was perjury

Or handy forgetfulness. 

Trump presented himself as a man

Whose memory is the best--

At least until reporters put

His memory to a test.

He laments that he can't do

What he wants, and that

Means not being president but

A powerful autocrat.

Republicans in Congress, dressed

As scary goblins and ghouls,

Put forth a tax plan, which

Changes many rules.

If you carefully look at their draft

And see through their pitch,

You will see their plan basically

Favors the very rich.

Halloween was far from being

Bland or ordinary.

One could argue that this year

It was downright scary.

(11-4-17) By Bob B