Monthly Archives: October 2017

The Same Old Baloney

You recall our Founding Fathers Warned that we could fall to faction But had they known the Clintons They’d have warned us of distraction For every dirty enterprise In which they’re implicated They’ve side-stepped retribution Cause they’ve made things complicated And we have, in search of justice Hopeful expectations shattered As they’ve caught us up [...]

Whittier meets Heloise

Of all the words of tongue and pen That bring a person sorrow I think, by far, the cruelest are “I’ll get to it tomorrow.” For whether you are free from want Of find yourself in need “Tomorrow” is the single thing That no one’s guaranteed It only takes an instant To destroy what’s stood [...]

Calling

The phone rings and somehow you know it’s not good news We all have so much and so much to lose Hello, you say bravely to the night Wishing you were wrong But you were right. Your mother isn’t doing well Her doctor told you Time will tell But neither has that bedside touch And [...]

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