A Visit From St Martin*

The year is over itamp8217s been put to bedBut the following people moved on aheadAlexei Navalny James Earl Jones and OJSutherland Mays and Rose passed awayNewhart Kristofferson Jerry West passed onAlong with civility now theyamp8217re all goneSo what do we do now Because in a flashI learned that my values have less value than cashMeanwhile Gaza and Ukraine in the snowGave luster of midday as bombs fell belowProtests in colleges many appearWhile wars are still raging at the end of the yearBut the real story in the U S of AIs Donald Trump by vote he will stayAs he gestured and shouted and called people namesWe watched and listened he performed without shameNow kindness civility empathy truthLegal behavior donamp8217t forget couthFrom the top of the law the Supreme CourtPOTUS amp8220immunityamp8221 cut the law shortFrom the bench Justice Thomas on yachts out of townWhile Sam Alito flew our flag upside downThen Nikki Haley gave it a tryShe won votes and approval then said goodbyeSo in a twinkling we knew he would winThe mantle was his the enemy withinI was holding my breath and was turning aroundWhen Joe pardoned his son in debate lost his crownSo with a long tie from his neck to his toesHe now faced Harris Letamp8217s see where that goesWith a bundle of slander and bluster heamp8217s backIn debate now with Harris on the attackHis eyes didnamp8217t twinkle hair nearly turned grayAs she won the debate before he walked awayHis droll big mouth was okay not his earEven his golf game was subject to fearThen Kelly said amp8220Noamp8221 as he gritted his teethAlong with Jim Mattis and Mark Milley the ChiefCabinet members forty in allSaid amp8220Unfitamp8221 amp8216bout their boss by the middle of FallA bit chubby was Walz the teachercoach elfWhile Vance forgot Hitler in spite of himselfWith a wink of his eye and a twist of his headVance gave us to know dogs had Haitians to dreadWill Trump tweak or destroy each government branchBy winning more votes he could get the chanceHe promised vengeance on those he opposedStill Trump Vance and Musk won more votes at the closeMore than half of our people said heamp8217s our choiceNow Red and Blue should lower their voiceBut someone explain how you throw values awayFor less cash per gallon and moral decaySo what do we do now How do we liveHow much can we take How much can we giveLetamp8217s listen more closely to one and allAnd when taking a stand be sure to stand tallGabbard and Hegseth and Kash PatelAll nominations not going wellThen there was Gaetz and RFKIs there a vaccine to make them go awayAs we spring to New Year hold on to a sparkThe Chiefs and the Dodgers and Caitlin ClarkAll played by the rules in the end won their fightStay strong play fair amp8211 amp8220Happy Christmas Good Nightamp8221 Martamp237n de Porres is the patron saint of justicePosted at MediaVillage through the Thought Leadership selfpublishing platformClick the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillageorgMyersBizNet

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