Friday, November 22, 2013

Ode To The Decider


A beautiful spectacle,
Spoiled momentarily by the crowds
Disapproval of the man.
How very unfortunate.

What had the man done?
Shred the Constitution?
Unleash the dogs of war?
Rape the Treasury?

Had he ignore the poisoning of the earth?
Hired incompetents or worse?
Close off alternative opinions,
Or cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands?

To be subjected to the assembled disapproval
Before the nations’ cameras. Dreadful!
Pundits voiced their mild impatience.
This crowd should know better.

Had not the man tried to do what was best?
Ah, the rub: Best for who?
Did this enormous crowd believe he’d rewarded the rich?
Not done his best for New Orleans?

Surely the no-bid contracts in Iraq were best for the country.
Was it his fault so many did not understand and appreciate his efforts?
Didn’t the oil companies need his help?
Couldn’t the people look back and see the value of his 8 years?

To suggest that the criminal in charge
Should be treated with surpassing respect,
Ignores his wanton destruction of our dialogue,
Replacing it with fear and hate.

Since lynching requires packed lunch baskets,
Hanging was out.
Perhaps an extra shoe, one to each attendee ,
Would have sufficed.

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