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whenever 'Hail To The Chief' begins to play

behind the backs of many the snickers start to roar

for the famed politician of the day

a defiant satirist term at best

why, whatever happened to the faithful, stodgy

leaders of old who could only seem to bore us

with their obvious amateur jest

now one-ups-man-ship seems rules hearty and strong

while nobody seems to care about the gray areas

between what used to be right and wrong

its all about who looks better or smells prettiest

in the eyes of the public

when the foul stench permeates through the current

scam

democracy is no longer a safe nor fair term

in regards to we, the common man

but rest assured, my dear sir

Mr. Joe Public himself for the current status

quo will be forced to do an about face

and all will rush to tow his own line

as in this shaky existence we like to label as

the human race

truth and time have their own ways of ratting

out and ridding us of all the unwelcome kind.........

(July 24, 1996)