American Woes

John leads a complicated life,
Six unruly children
And a neurotic wife,
His boss at John's job
Criticises him each day
And he fears,
He'll soon be sent away,
His staggered mortgage
Eats up a lot of his pay
For an expensive house
He can't afford anyway,
In the meantime his bank
Is near bankruptcy,
Maybe ready to close up,
Causing him to fear,
His small account
Could come to a stop,
And his credit card debt
Is already high
With his interest payments
Rising to the sky,
While the family's health
Is not insured
And were they to get sick,
They won't be cured.

This morning Bush
Allocated $50 million to Iraq,
While, that very day, John's
Boss gave him the sack,
Said, his job is outsourced,
He should clean his desk
And be out by five o'clock,
Thus, his income
Came to a stop.

That night, at the bar, John,
Slightly drunk, did explain,
Because of their patriotism,
Religious fervor and values,
He'll vote for Republicans
And his hero, McCain.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2008 Alfred Charasz