“Manners maketh man” so William Horman’s adage goes

A gentleman deploys decorum and selflessness, as everybody knows.

Yet in Washington DC the man in the White House has officially been found out

A decisive curb by social media firms tired of rant and scream and shout.

The President has been silenced, ironically, by his weapon of choice – Twitter

Trump’s been electronically muted, lost his prize transmitter.

To many, his choice of communication was always somewhat alarming

But the removal of such mechanisms are more than just disarming.

Our appetite for electronic communique is more and now and louder

With explanation marks, twists and jibes from the globe’s number one confounder.

For the leader of the western world has become addicted to these network tools

With tweets and posts in CAPITALS, to us, insatiable, device addicted fools.

Social media has its place for ideas and rallying speed

But it’s too blunt and coarse a medium for a man who’s there to lead.

True leadership requires example, inspiration and, above all, grace

To encourage, and to guide, to inspire and to embrace.

Not long ago our politicians communicated via interview with radio, TV and press

They set the tone, they shaped the story and were open to redress.

Today’s leaders are there to share lessons of the past and to shape our future glory;

They are a conduit for betterment, not to become the actual story.

So it seems sardonic that a President finds himself in this lamentable position

Now gagged and pandering to media firms – a source of contempt and pure derision.

Trump has allowed the mob to rule (and so Congress has moved to impeach)

Rather than to govern with kind authority with prose and pen and speech.