Whether using a speech
honoring Navajo code talkers
as an opportunity
to mock
with his tried-and-true insult "Pocahontas"
Elizabeth Warren's
purported heritage
(which is worth a discussion
but not then
and never by Trump)
in front of a painting
of Andrew Jackson
or semi-regularly risking war
with North Korea
or defending Roy Moore
in the name of his party
even at huge cost
to his party
John McCain
sums up the heart of the man
when he says
he lacks “principles and beliefs”
and “takes advantage of situations.”
It may sound obvious
to many or most Americans now
but all of us in fact
are capable of recognizing the obvious
the difference being
before or after
we get blindsided by it.
This poem © 2017 Emily Cooper.
