The Apple Doesn't Fall Far

Frederick Trump*--we know of him.

What about his son Fred--

The father of Donald J,

Whose reputation is now widespread?

Fred started out fairly young

Building houses and apartments in Queens.

Later forming a company,

He soon became a man of means.

In 1927 Fred

Attended a parade on Memorial Day--

One that just happened to have been

Organized by the KKK.

Police arrested Fred, for they

Had told him to leave; instead he stayed.

Was he an innocent bystander

Or a participant at the parade?

1954 proved

That controversies weren't disappearing.

Fred was investigated

For wartime profiteering.

Later tenant Woody Guthrie

Accused him of stirring up racial hate.

(The Trump family always seems

To have something to litigate.)

In 1973 Fred

And son Donald faced accusations

Of unfair treatment of blacks--in short,

Of civil rights violations.

So bad blood between the Trumps

And the DOJ has a history.

Thus, Donald J's attack

On the justice system is not a mystery.

Both sides claimed victory,

But father and son hated the fact

That they were told to acquaint themselves

With the current Fair Housing Act.

(Funny, but we can see a pattern

In watching the president's evolution.

He also has difficulty

Understanding the Constitution.)

Fred suffered from Alzheimer's

The final years of his life. What's scary

Is the possibility

That maybe it's hereditary!

When looking at grandpa, dad, and son,

Very few would disagree

How they bring to life the saying:

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

-by Bob B (2-6-18)

*born Friedrich