I am suffering from the case of ESD – Election Stress Disorder
Just when I hope for some semblance of sanity
Unfounded and unsubstantiated accusations begin to fly again
Discourse becomes coarse bordering on profanity

“It’s rigged” has become Trump’s Gayatri mantra
His claims are becoming increasingly outlandish
He has yet to display presidential temperament
His behavior in the debates was often childish

Clinton is engulfed in the morass of e-mails
Donald Trump wants to put Hillary in a jail
Putin through Wiki Leak is meddling in this election
It’s not clear to me as to who will prevail

I am aghast by the revelation of Clinton’s money grab
Their priority seems to be to run the money machine at full tilt
They take money from friends and foes, it makes no difference
They don’t show even a shred of hesitation or guilt

The Clinton Foundation is like a hydra
It’s tentacles are spread over many places
The Foundation’s MO looks fishier and fishier
The more light, heat and scrutiny it faces

I don’t know what to make of FBI chief Comey’s latest move
Is he having second thoughts about the pass he gave to Hillary?
Perhaps he is trying to burnish his reputation
Or may be he got cowed by Republican’s artillery

Just when I think things can’t get any more crazy
Out-pours another Wikileak’s e-mail dump
To prove that the craziness is not one sided
Self defeating shots are fired by Trump

As it is said, truth is the first casualty of war
In this election falsehood has become the norm
morality and ethics have been thrown under the bus
Civility has been upended in this political storm

Election fatigue has taken over me
I am sure I can’t take it any more
Thank God, only two more days to go
But I don’t know after Nov 8, what is in store!

If Trump loses, Trumpism will still be around
Humanity’s worst is out in the open, thanks to Trump
I hate to even think about Trump winning
I along with half of the country will be in deep funk.

 God Save America!

Penned on October 27, 2016 – just a week before the election