by Dan Campion

“Trump Wrestles With New Reality: A Lame Duck With Two Years Left to Fight”
—The New York Times

I’ve never liked “lame duck,” a phrase
That smacks of cruelties.
To have a “lame duck” “wrestle” flays
My sensibilities.
Despite my qualms, that headline gains
Him sympathy, inch-deep,
Which, otherwise, I would take pains
To not waste on a creep.