The country is Going To Wal Marts
The country is going to Walmarts–
and nobody gets to get out.
The country is going to Walmarts–
this message I scream and I shout.
The White House is in the Toy Section,
where plastic and lead paint abound.
The congress and high court officials
are in a box marked ‘Lost and Found”.
The Pentagon wanders in Hardware,
looking for bullet-proof vests.
The children have [...]
Bottle Baloney
Coffee leaves you nervous.
Drinking tea will stain your teeth.
Liquor is expensive
and will make your liver seethe.
Milk is way too filling.
Soda pop will make you burp.
Lemonade is sour
and has too much of corn syrup.
Water plain and simple
that pours freely from the tap
is what we should be drinking,
if it didn’t taste like crap.
But bottle it and label [...]
My Watch
My watch cost me nine dollars
when I bought it years ago.
In the dark both hands give off
an eerie greenish glow.
It does not chime or show the tides
or measure hot and cold;
I think the crystal’s plastic
and I know the case ain’t gold.
The band is phoney leather
and the buckle has some rust;
I doubt if it is waterproof
or [...]
Batman and Hannibal Lecter
Who cares that Batman’s here again?
These comic book blockbusters
appeal to me about as much
as Grandma’s feather dusters.
Each one is much louder
than the last one on the screen.
I guess producers think more noise
will bring them much more green.
How I wish these heroes would
gang up and try to hector
someone who would eat them up
like hungry Hannibal Lecter.
