through a glass darkly
was reflected
our unredeemed humanity:
potential unrealized,
the scraping together of food stamps
and firewood in above ground bunkers,
welfare stands in opposition
to the welfare state:
fare thee well auld lang syne
obombya been little better than bush
throughout 2009
yes, michael jackson died
but no child advocate cried
wall street tycoons
begged another bailout
but the real taxpayers
lurked in the shadows, defied
a tiger might have crashed his car
or had an affair and cried
but who really cares
because any t-shirt that says
that punk is still dead
is not being worn
by a molested altar boy
who forgot to say his prayers.
