beyond the Pale

a candidate who truly seems deranged
ran roughshod over all the GOP
the disempowered clamored for a change
and something better for their progeny
the demagogue our Founders prophesized
defaults on principal and interest due
and doubles down when caught in his own lies
to play the same tired scam on someone new
the Fourth Estate begins to find its voice
that hadn't played this role since Watergate
but once we tallied up November's choice
electoral remorse came way too late
the 25th Amendment works for Pence
once we wise up to Trump's incompetence