Category Archives: Politics



Naiveté

A fellow academic, cynical
Beyond repair, finds me perverse, naïve.
Why? Because I preach justice. Clinical
Evidence? Shocked by misery, I grieve. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics

Doggerel Debate

“You’re too young.” “Oh yeah! You’re too old.”
“You’re wishy-washy!” “You’re too bold!”

“You’re a liberal elitist!”
“You’re an addled senile rightist!” Continue reading →

Posted in Politics

Very Unique!

Bill guffawed! “You can’t say ‘very unique’!
Jeez! Unique’s unique—no ‘verys’ allowed!”
I smiled. “Fascist teachers (who made eunuchs
Of us all) live on in you—why kowtow Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry (What is it?), Politics, Words

Gotcha!

The country’s gone from strange to eerie. We
Watch candidates, confronted by the press,
Harried, but not about their policies—
Instead they’re stressed beyond all sane duress! Continue reading →

Posted in Politics

Happy Poem

Relatively few were killed today
In Sudan, Iraq, Kenya, and Chad.
Even Pakistan was mostly calm.
Bright sun, warm air, pert women—not bad Continue reading →

Posted in Illusion, Politics, Religion

This Shining Nation On A Hill

Khaled El-Masri was snatched by agents
Of that shining nation on a hill (known
For its principles, human rights, ardent
Dedication to justice), agents prone, Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, War