Senate and Congress

Their lives' great goal
Are benefits gained by election,
Public service is their
Very minor selection,
What they are really after
Is the sterling chance
To be a public money grafter,
Their truly greatest hobby
Is collecting kickbacks
From some pliant lobby
And thus obtain a sinecure
Of huge dimensions
By simulating
Idealistic pretensions,
For once past
The election strife,
They're richly endowed
For the rest of life...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2007 Alfred Charasz