The "R" Word

"I'm an Alabamian

And proud to be one, too.

Nobody is going to tell me

What to say or do.

So, when it comes to voting,

I have got one rule:

Since I'm a Republican

And no, I'm no one's fool,

And also since the candidates

All have different aims,

I'll vote only for the ones

With R's next to their names.

"I don't care if you’re a cad;

You will toe the line

If your thoughts on God and guns

Correspond to mine.

You can be knocked off the bench

And thumb your nose at laws.

I don't know what you could do

That would give me pause.

Stealing from your charity?

Even that's fair game.

I will vote for you 'cause there's

An R next to your name.

"I don't care what you have done

In your cloudy past.

I don't care how many accu-

Sations you've amassed.

How you've treated women, well,

That is just your style.

I don't even care if you

Were once a pedophile,

Or if you blasted Muslims or

Transgenders with no shame,

You will get my vote 'cause there's

An R next to your name."

(11-18-17) By Bob B