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Patriotism

is the last refuge

to which a scoundrel clings

or so I’ve been told

and I see some relevance

to such a statement

It’s like I know
what America was

and what America

is supposed to be

and then there’s

what America has

actually become

see, the lofty goals

don’t become reality

through pretend

it takes a lot of work

We can’t keep pretending

that it isn’t there

and we haven’t sunk

to some lower level

It’s like when I see

a turd floating in the water

that didn’t go down

after flushing

and I think of Capitol Hill

and the White House

Of course, I flush again

as soon as

the septic tank settles

the second effort

generally pays off

and it’s more pleasant

in the long run

than pretending

that the turd

isn’t actually there

I can think of plenty

of activities

that are more strenuous

on the arm

than flushing a toilet

I think most activities

are more strenuous

on the arm

than flushing the toilet

sometimes flag waving

can wholly be

 a masturbatory affair

11-26-97