Rules of Engagement

by Tarzana Joe for KS 

 Grantland Rice is noted 
 For his quote of lasting fame
 “No matter if you win or lose
 It’s how you play the game”
  
 Accept defeat with grace
 Think of the children you’ll inspire
 When they go low to beat you
 Take pride that you stayed higher
  
 Strive for better standards
 Only do what’s kosher—
 For my inspiration…
 I prefer Leo Durocher
  
 Ask yourself this question
 (And my answer, please infer)
 When the duel is over
 Are you Hamilton or Burr?
  
 The legislation’s loaded
 And it’s pointed at your head
 The New Deal isn’t new, it’s old
 It isn’t green, it’s red.
  
 They’re coming for you barbeques
 They’re coming for your cars
 You can move from California
 But you’ll have to move to Mars
  
 They’re coming for your daughters and
 They’re coming for your sons
 They’re coming for your doctors and
 They’re coming for your guns
  
 The rules they say they honor
 Aren’t rules that you can trust
 Fight this thing like Gandhi
 And they’ll grind you into dust
  
 Wear your MAGA hat, my friend
 Salute the flag and love it
 And when they bring up Grantland Rice
 Tell them they can shove it
  
 Make sure the world can hear you 
 When you have a viewpoint, shout it
 It’s your right to live a normal life
 Be militant about it