Missing in Action

Nation Mourns Hero and Patriot

By: Charles Giuliano - Sep 02, 2018

Missing in Action

Nero Fiddled
While Rome burned
Conspicuous in absence
President Chump
Spent the morning
On the links
Playing golf at his club
Tweating mean screed
Business as usual
While other Presidents
Obama and Bush
Eulogized John McCain
Hero and patriot
National Cathedral
Elegant memorial
Hardly perfect
He was the first to say
Wicked sense of humor
Friend to foe
Youthful rebellion
Fifth from bottom
At Naval Academy
Third generation
Family of Admirals
Longtime resident of
Hanoi Hilton
Refused to check out
Beaten to a pulp
Limped home
Then as Senator
Returned to Vietnam
Remarkable compassion
Forgive and forget
Love thy enemy as thyself
Standing up to evil
Petty politics
Enduring insults
As he lay dying
Having last word
Shunning tormentor
Who frittered away
An amazing day
Of tribute and honor
Petulant man child
Puttering around
A hole in none