restraining order…

aunt bea
still retains her attorney
something about
an ungrateful son
whose
primary goal in life
is to draft her into
the hollywood knitting circle
at the you’ll-never-get-out nursing home
so I can’t say
i was surprised
to see him leaving
but
i’ve learned to broach
the subject gently
it’s
still her son
but before
i could say a word
aunt bea said
i’ve
requested a restraining order
oh
not for what’s his name
but
for the us congress
since joe-six-pac
and
susie-q
keep staring
at the severed head
of democracy
assuming
the whole body
is there
and
continue to vote
for the waxed figures
that occupy washington
i’ve decided
the only way
to save the country
and
to stop the damage
they’ve been doing
is to keep
them away
from washington
as long as
legally
possible
that
should be
a long time