Thursday, January 16, 2020

The House Speaker's Souvenir pens - poem

Lawrence Hall
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The House Speaker’s Souvenir Pens

On a stainless steel tray bring us the prize
The dignity of Congress, like a sightless head
Now as stacks of souvenir pens to be flung
Like elementary-school giveaway treats

And bring us the President’s latest twoots
Festooned with coarse slurs and obscenities
His feral howls to a republic in decay
Amid the plastic pillars of puffery

But let this be the theme of our closing hymn:
We truly have no respect for any of them

2 comments:

W.k.kortas said...

A pox on all their houses, sadly.

Lawrence Hall, HSG said...

"All are punish'ed. ALL are punish'ed!"

-The Prince in ROMEO AND JULIET