timidity
antithetical to democracy
on the lips in the spine
reduced down
to the least common denominator
presidents who cannot muster
protection for Liberal Democracy
for citizens and allies
from the supremacy of corporations
bait and switch propaganda
gun fetishes equal to theological fervor
ethno-religious nationalism
all while ignoring
the rigors of scientific protocol
the timidity of presidents
threatening all we hold dear
in the subtext behind the scenes
the death rattle of this American experiment
timidity