Creating an Illusion

This is a tale of a hustler

And also regrettably how

TV created "a monster"

That we are stuck with right now.

 

The show was called The Apprentice,

And it was largely to blame

For turning a person called Trump

Into a household name.

 

They claimed that he was inventive

And super successful as well.

The truth, however, came out

And shot that assumption to hell.

 

We have to ask if it's really

And truly a mark of success

If one goes bankrupt six times.

Of COURSE NOT would be my guess.

 

Marketers for the series

Did irreversible harm

With the false image they made

Of Trump: no shot in the arm!

 

He is just an illusion--

One in which to exult--

And all that he's done is become

A con artist leading a cult.

 

Marketer John D Miller

Deeply regrets what was done.

He says Trump's bad for the country

And ought to be one we should shun.

 

This tale has a dire warning:

Someone you give a green light to--

Someone who doesn't deserve it--

Maybe will come back and bite you.

 

-by Bob B (10-18-24)