A poem-a-day protest against the threat posed to our democracy by the current occupant of the White House
Dale K. Nichols
Oh, How I Love Him!
Oh, how I love him!
I love the surprise.
I love the illusion
confusion and lies.
I love how he grins
and then frowns like a clown.
I love when his circus
train rolls into town.
I love how his temper
flares up like a missile.
I love how he summons
his dogs with a whistle.
I love how he’s ending
D-I-versity.
I love how he hates
L-G-B-Q and T.
I love all the chaos.
I love the disorder.
I love all his threats
from our side of the border.
I love how his tariffs are
doubling the price
of things that I need.
How I love paying twice!
I love his bravado.
I love his disease.
No more avocado
on my BLTs.
I love how he bullies
our neighbors and friends
I love how he shames them
and bares their rear ends.
I love how he hisses.
I love how he sasses.
I love how he kisses
dictator friends’ asses.
I love how he’s making
America first
I love how he brings out
the best of our worst.
I love how he’s tearing
our nation apart
I love that we’re only
now seeing the start.
Oh, I could go on—
but need I say more?
My favorite Don.
What’s not to adore?
Dale K. Nichols is the author of the recently debuted Substack publication Never Trump Poetry. A passionate environmentalist, he serves on the board of the Shirley Heinze Land Trust, an organization dedicated to the preservation of natural areas throughout northwestern Indiana. A former attorney, Nichols holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan. Originally from Speedway, Indiana—home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500—he lives with his wife in Beverly Shores, Indiana.
Indolent Books and editor Michael Broder are back with another poem-a-day series as a creative response to the threat posed to our democracy by the current occupant of the White House. The plan is to continue for all 1460 days of the 47th American presidency.
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