Jeez Larry, what were you thinking? Horny
Is one thing, but in an airport crapper?
You’re sixty-two, for god’s sake—how lovelorn
Could you be? In Minnesota? Sappy,
Miserable sad sack—twenty-seven
Gay-bashing years in Congress flushed away.
For what? “I’m not gay and never have been!”
Is that your best shot? Far worse, those dark gray
Rippled, looming shadows you’ve dodged among,
Terrorized. Was the lie worth it Larry?
The pride and power, the applause thundered
By adoring constituents. Harried
By your cowering soul, could you not shun
Hypocrisy—the ultimate corruption?
(9/3/07)