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The Poor Man's President
by
James J. Roberts
It's two thousand twenty five and I'm so glad to be
alive that I eat pie for breakfast
because, you see,
here I'm free to choose
what I eat
and how and when, but that's not so
for presidents, friend. Whether Red or liberal
Blue,
Presidents I just come to rue,
because no matter
which I choose
in the end, I seem to lose.
Republicans say vote for them.
Democrats say it
again;
but Left or Right, or in between,
whoever
wins, it always seems,
in the end, they do me in.
So hoist your arm and pull the lever for one
candidate - or the other (whichever ass seems the cleverer) but knowing Good cannot compete
with the fleet of pockets deep ready to buy our
election fleet of candidates and ready creeps who
feed on gold and oil and hungry greed. Ah, well...at
least,
our un-papal elections need
no holy
smoke
to announce the winner
of our unholy joke.
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PRESIDENTS
by
James J. Roberts
Presidents are like pickles,
eventually
they all
leave a sour taste
in your mouth
that you
desperately
want to replace
with
something
ANYTHING
else!
The Crook
and
The President
by
James J. Roberts
"It's easy to criticize
AND WHINE,"
whined the President,
"BUT SOMEONE
has to
COLLECT TAXES
from the Have-nots,
SO I CAN CUT TAXES
on
Haves
AND FIGHT OFF
the "Evil Doers".
The Crook said,
"I CONSIDERED
running
for president
BUT DECIDED
instead
FOR A
LIFE OF CRIME
while in my prime
AND HONEST WORK
of robbing the fat
TO FEED
the thin."
"Why, that's awful,"
THE
PRESIDENT
cried,
"IT'S A CRIME
to steal from Haves
WHAT THEY STOLE
fair
and square
BY PLUNDERING
Have-nots,
AND QUITE LEGALLY,
I might add!"
"Yes," said the Crook,
"BUT IT
SEEMS TO ME
that my petty thievery
FROM THE FAT
and fancy-free
TO FEED THE WEAK
and hungry...
BEATS YOUR PRESIDENCY
every-which-way-round
WHEN IT COMES TO
winning a better seat
IN ANOTHER REALM.
So,
you see, as long as
YOU ARE PRESIDENT,
I
a
thief will be!"
(Mr. Roberts, a
member of the League of American Poets, is published in
numerous print and electronic publications and is a
frequent radio and television guest. His poetry
also appears in the soon to be released,
"Treasury of American Poetry - III", ISBN:
0-9743429-8-X.)
The author may be reached by
agents or readers at:
Write to James J, Roberts
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