Where are you heading?
Are you conscious of where you’re stepping?
Do you need to step on heads to get there?
Or can you survive by stepping elsewhere?
Are you just following the crowd?
Oblivious of the goings on?
Are you one who is aware and decided you just don’t care?
Life may bring US many challenges.
But not every challenge requires battling.
At times words can solve.
Diplomacy is enough.
And sometimes you can join a fight only to realize
It’s not your fight at all.
That’s when you pull out courage and withdraw.
But some continue fighting on.
What are they fighting for?
Or you, as you tag along?
Republicans have attached to Trump’s name.
Even though it obviously isn’t their game.
It’s been more for them to lose
Yet it continues to be him that they choose.
When the power comes –
It’s not theirs, it’s Trump’s.
He has been the one to call the shots.
And since he came on the scene
Culture wars, hate crimes and political violence have increased.
Yet many refuse to connect the dots.
He has shown his stripes.
He’s known as a liar and a con-artist type.
Yet in him, many place their trust.
And behave as if his leadership is a must.
America’s own intelligence is afraid to trust him with secrets.
If he were an “ordinary” guy, he wouldn’t get clearance
To work within the CIA or the FBI.
He had chances to unite but continued
With his attacks and rhetoric despite the consequences.
He had opportunities to self-correct.
Do better for government and the public.
But he continued to reject
And at times acted more like an enemy of the Republic.
Republicans made a mistake – they waited.
They did not do what they should have done for the first impeach.
Leaving him empowered and unleashed.
And then came the insurgency.
No lessons learned,
They released him again at the second go.
And say they will support him for another Presidential term.
When after the Impeachment
McConnell gave a scathing review and rebuke of Trump.
No surprise – there was no water holding that up.
Because when asked if he would support Trump as the nominee
It wasn’t – let’s see, it depends or maybe.
It was an all-out spin to of course he will.
Even now as Trump funnels the funding to him.
Writes a letter for them to cease and desist using his name and his likeness.
They are still for kissing his ring.
Aren’t they afraid it will be their slip when they do such buttering?
Even with a win –
It’s not there’s to do, they have to be his puppet.
And do as he would have them to.
They end up even more corrupted.
When they tried to re-buff him they didn’t succeed.
They’ve often had to give in and live by his greed.
Trump left his Country Club in Mar-A-Lago
To meet with admirers and worshippers in Orlando.
It’s not fake news that there was a cartoonish golden statue
Of Trump that you can take pictures in front.
A man even knelt down.
And there are a few for sale if you want.
Some Republicans are comfortable and want authoritarian.
They have already set themselves up for limitations.
They’ve limited themselves to Party and leaders.
They derive their thinking from certain feeders.
Some are easily swayed by labels.
Others are duped when the issue is twisted to “against personal freedom”.
Many still want to hold to the coat tails of that man
Without really exploring the reasons.
People no longer seem to think
That it’s worth separating politicians and politics
From religion and worshipping.
To some it appears to be one and same.
Are you truly at peace with the path being laid?
A heavenly theme or a devil’s plot?
Some don’t care to know the truth or what it truly is about.
They liked the way he took the lead.
And the fact that he is loud, shouts and screams.
Brass and bold –
Just on appearance and sound, many were already sold.
And by the time for them, content and substance came around
He had already made his mold.
In too deep to retreat.
As he had already taken hold.
At times we get caught up in other people’s doings.
We find ourselves in the wind of another’s rulings.
Open your eyes and make sure your heart is in place.
You’re not hiding your face.
And it’s your brain that’s ticking.
Your soul is intact and it’s your life you’re living.
And it’s you participating.
If you are fighting – it’s a battle of your choosing.
Hopefully you’re not just caught up or in for the ride.
These are real circumstances to people’s lives.
Yes, elections have consequences.
And the effects of leaders on people are extensive.
So to go with the flow, just because.
Ignore outcome, ramifications and end results –
That’s not where you should be.
If you want to be honest and live with integrity.