Evidence, No Evidence


Evidence? No evidence. Donald cites no evidence,
Yet he claims election fraud and liberal malevolence. (1)
California’s count is slow because of ballots in the mail.
Trump votes by mail himself but others all belong in jail.

When voters don’t support him, Donald always charges, “Fraud!”
His mind cannot imagine voters who don’t think he’s God.
Malignant narcissism tells Trump that he cannot lose;
All evidence that shows he’s wrong will light his ego fuse.

Trump’s rule is incompatible with our democracy:
A demigod with his angelic kakistocracy,
Where everyone must bow to him, the old Chinese kowtow. (2)
Whatever Donald says is true, his servants must avow.

This Sunday, Trump, on Meet the Press, made “rigged election” claims. (3)
With all the facts against him, Donald’s pants burst into flames.
Calling Kristen Welker, “stupid,” Trump then stomped off the set. (4)
She kept requesting evidence, which Trump viewed as a threat.

So, we’re stuck dealing with the vagaries of Donald’s mind.
Both here at home and overseas, Trump has us in a bind.
His tariffs made all prices rise and, when he bombed Iran,
They closed the Hormuz Strait, through which big oil tankers ran.

Now, gasoline is fifty percent higher at the pump.
And everybody knows who caused it; it was Donald Trump.
Was Donald told this might result? If so, he fluffed it off.
Now we can’t pay to drive to work while Trump is playing golf.

So, let’s return to Donald’s mind and lack of evidence.
A challenge to produce some facts makes Donald hypertense.
Could all the messes Donald makes be caused by his disease?
His narcissism and his lies are swords of Damocles.

(1) Trump claims election fraud in essentially every election that he or those he
endorsed don’t win.
(2) To perform the Kowtow, one crawls up toward the “Son of Heaven,” then
bangs one’s forehead audibly on the floor three times.
(3) June 7, because California takes too long to count mailed ballots.
(4) Ms. Welker has a BA from Harvard.