2016 Campaign

I have thoughts today on the strain

Of the twenty sixteen campaign

A limerick point,

To scold, not anoint,

How negative gives us a pain.

Advertisements are often diseased

With rampant political sleaze.

Let's say from here on

No mean lexicon

Let's demand commercials that please.

Imagine what that would be like,

Back to times of Stasson and Ike

The ad's must be clean

And nothing that's mean

With statements that only unite.

It starts with political speech

And the rule to follow for each,

Find something that's nice

That's true and precise

With comments that honor, not preach.

Do you think we could make it a law

In this leadership quest seesaw.

All ad's must be true,

That people will view

If you lie, or smear, you withdraw.

And tell us at once where you stand.

Do nothing that seems underhand.

Stay simple, direct

The truth, in effect

Elections would surely be grand.