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gfarber

(156 posts)
5. Pettiness At The Top
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 01:40 PM
Monday


There once was a leader so bold,
Whose conduct was brash, uncontrolled.
From grudges he’d tweet,
Making chaos complete—
A spectacle oft to behold.

He’d fume at the slightest dissent,
On insults and taunts he was bent.
With a schoolyard-like flair
For a public affair,
His temper was wildly unspent.

To the world he projected a face
That many found lacking in grace.
With tirades each day
On social-display,
He turned dignity into a race.

His pettiness seemed without end,
No critic too minor to rend.
From dawn until night
He would pick every fight—
A feud was his favorite friend.

Leadership’s steady control
Requires a disciplined soul.
But tantrums and spite
Marked each public sight,
Leaving many to question the role.

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