Swing State
Your red, white & blue
yard sign says JESUS 2022
OUR ONLY HOPE.
Lord knows it’s tough,
this election cycle, your guy
trailing his opponent—
who’s just so cute,
those horns & that tail & that
little pitchfork, & such
a hard worker!—in the polls.
Me, I don’t have a dog
in this fight. An independent
in a swing state, I go
back & forth. But what the hell,
I’ll send your guy
a generous donation
since he’s always asking.
In the meantime, just
relax. If there’s a recount,
the Supreme Court’s
got your back.
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Wicked and delightful.
Oh my. So fun.
The state of the swing
(Carlin for pres)
“and such // a hard worker” ! Love it.
nice!
i had some red/white/blue
stuff going on
in my notebook today too.
The last line nailed it
” pitchfork, & such ”
…GOLD !
We have to laugh to keep from crying?
Delightfully tongue-in-cheek!
Sigh. ^—- What she said
This is very witty. I have seen those signs but I read them as saying, “Come pick us up, Jesus. We’re all past done down here!” Haha
I agree with Pat. Laughing and crying and spot on observations! Good to finally meet the haiku king at Carnegie the other night.
The haiku dogcatcher, you mean! 😆 It was lovely to meet you, too, Sylvia.
Touches of e. e. cummings here, in tone and wordplay.
I wish that last stanza wasn’t so spot-on!