Verse from Straight Up’s poet laureate Leon Freilich
comes in handy at the end of the week. In re: “Some Now
Question Cost of Inauguration.”
AFTER THE BALL IS OVER
What will be left after the waltzing
And Bush has had his inauguration?
When
forty million has been splashed,
What will be the mood of the nation?
With war in Iraq draining five billion
Each month, and the certainty of
slashes
Looming in Social Security
What will be left but the taste of ashes?
Alas, the friends of Incurious George,
Ogling the mounting spoils of war,
Have no
complaint and no regret —
They have the keys to the candy store.
