"And Leave the Rest Up to Me"

During the final days of his term,

Trump did his best

To overturn election results

Like a man possessed.

 

Like a man possessed he tried

Everything he could

To point out massive voter fraud--

That folks were up to no good.

 

Folks were up to no good in choosing

Someone else over him,

He thought, for in his mind he'd figured

That Biden's chances were slim.

 

That Biden's chances were slim: the thought

Propelled him along,

So if Biden won the election,

Something had to be wrong.

 

Since SOMETHING had to be wrong, he called

The then acting AG,

And told him to say there'd been corruption,

"And leave the rest to me."

 

"And leave the rest to me." Uh huh.

Of course, we see a connection:

Ten days later we all witnessed

The Capitol insurrection.

-by Bob B (7-31-21)

Learning From Bryan

Bryan Thompson, from Mississippi,

Didn't want to be vaccinated

Until he knew much more about

The COVID vaccine. Thus, he waited.

 

Caution is understandable,

And many people do not envision

Coming down with COVID. But Bryan

Soon regretted his decision.

 

He ended up in the hospital

With COVID, and soon he realized

That even though he had been careful,

He probably shouldn't have been surprised.

 

After some time, he was released.

Back at home he began to complain

About discomfort in one of his legs--

In fact, excruciating pain.

 

Back to the hospital he went.

There the doctors determined that he

Would have to lose his leg. It was

Amputated below the knee.

 

Bryan is lucky he's still alive.

He now feels that it was wrong

To hold off getting his vaccination.

He should have known better all along.

 

Please do not feel Schadenfreude

Or say, "Bryan, it serves you right."

No, be happy he's still alive

To help other people see the light.

-by Bob B (7-30-21)

Not Out of the Woods

We aren't out of the woods

Regarding the COVID pandemic.

One thing isn't helping:

The anti-vaccine polemic.

 

Despite efforts to get

The virus under control,

Dis- and misinformation

Are taking a heavy toll.

 

If all had worked together

From the very start

To stop the virus from spreading,

Well, THAT would've been smart.

 

"MY body my choice,"

Some people will say,

As if that's going to make

The virus go away.

 

By not taking precautions,

The non-vaccinee

Can spread mutated strains

Of the virus to you and me.

Where COVID is spreading fast,

And the number of cases is sizable,

According to the experts,

The wearing of masks is advisable.

 

Some people think

That wearing a mask is futile.

Don't they realize

That COVID can be brutal?

 

No, wearing a mask

Isn't fun, but still,

It does offer protection

From something that can kill.

 

It isn't rocket science.

Listen to the pros.

Get your vaccination,

And cover your mouth and nose.

-by Bob B (7-29-21)

The Hearings Begin

Stop the lies, conspiracy theories,

And gaslighting. Let truth prevail.

Every day we hear another

Radical far-right fairytale.

 

This year's January 6

Insurrectionists were NOT

Patriots. No, they were thugs,

Carrying out a violent plot.

 

Police officers testified

At a hearing on Capitol Hill.

Sadly, the four men have been

Forced to swallow a bitter pill.

 

Officers defended Congress

Against a wild and violent mob.

Understaffed and overwhelmed,

They were merely doing their job.

 

But many Republicans in Congress

Want you to doubt what you have seen--

To erase the violent images

That flashed across your TV screen.

 

Officers dealt with severe beatings,

Bear pepper spray, bone-chilling threats,

The fear of being crushed by the crowd,

And horrible racial epithets.

 

They were threatened before the hearings

And then after the hearings as well--

Vicious, violent threats, as though

They hadn't already been through hell.

 

And while the hearing was going on,

Republicans--on that very same day--

Met outside to offer support

To the thugs, until they were chased away.

 

How terribly sick and ironic it is

That some Republicans condemn

The officers who in January

Risked their lives protecting them!

 

Hopefully, during these hearings,

More information will come to light.

Congress MUST ignore what's politically

Advantageous and do what's right.

-by Bob B (7-28-21)

And Orphans?

A guy said, "Wow! My stress level

Has really dropped. I'm elated!

I owe it to my meditation."

"Yes, and maybe endorphins," I stated.

 

"What?" he asked. "What do you mean?

What do orphans have to do with it?

I'm TRYING to share what happened to

My mind, and here you go and screw with it."

 

"No," I chuckled. "You don't understand.

You see, 'and orphans' is not what I said.

It has nothing to do with orphans.

I was saying 'endorphins' instead."

 

"There you go again," he continued,

"Saying it over and over again:

'And orphans, and orphans.' You sound like

A nitwit with a capital 'N'!"

 

"I, a nitwit?" I said, astonished.

"You are the one who keeps repeating

'And orphans.' Now I see that trying

To reason with you is self-defeating."

 

"Self-defeating? B...b…but," he stammered,

"I was merely attempting to share

The benefits of my meditation.

Orphans are neither here nor there."

 

"Listen: I WASN'T saying 'ORPHANS'!"

I yelled. "And frankly, I have to confess

Meditation in your case is

Of questionable effectiveness."

 

"Although your criticism," he said,

"Should bother me, I will not let it."

He walked away, and as he did,

He mumbled, "And orphans? I STILL don't get it."

-by Bob B (7-27-21)

Good Going, Nancy!

(This poem can be sung to the melody of "Go Go Go, Joseph" from JOSEPH AND HIS AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tze325xsYd4

 

(Narrator)

Nancy P. was looking to

Investigate what happened here

Back on a fateful winter day--

On January 6 this year.

 

(The People)

Hey, Nancy, you're doing what you must.

We want a probe that is robust.

 

Good going, Nancy, do not shy away.

Get to the cause of what happened that day.

Please don't stop, Nancy. You should find out

What the insurgence was really about.

 

(Narrator)

A group that was bipartisan

Was Nancy's goal--was Nancy's plan.

But she found resistance from

Kevin M.--the hatchet man.

 

(The People)

Hey, Nancy, he wants to derail

Everything, for he wants you to fail.

 

So she received from McCarthy some names.

He was intent on still playing his games.

One was Jim Jordan, the worst of the lot;

Another Jim Banks, to spoil the pot.

 

(Nancy P.)

Sorry, guys, but you have proved

That you're not worthy of this task.

I want people willing to

Be serious. That's all I ask.

 

(Narrator)

First, Jim Jordan hoped that he could prove

That Nancy here had made an unfair move.

 

(Jim Jordan)

Investigations like this are a sham.

If you don't want me, I don't give a damn.

If you ask me, I have known all along

That having this probe is both outrageous and wrong.

 

(Nancy P.)

Sorry that you feel that way,

So go back to what you were doing.

But studying attacks on our

Democracy is worth pursuing.

 

(Narrator)

Then Jim Banks stood up to speak his mind.

He and Jordan had been closely aligned.

 

(Jim Banks)

You have made this a partisan mess.

You're doing nothing but causing distress.

Forget all the riots; why can't we move on?

For me it is all just one giant yawn.

 

(Nancy P.)

How bizarre that you both live

In alternate realities.

Too bad that the two of you

Can't see the forest for the trees.

 

You are dangerous; it's clear to see.

I think that most people would agree.

 

(The People)

Don't worry, Nancy, you've done what is right.

Stick to your guns and don't give up the fight.

What those two men have done is quite clear:

Each one of them has his head up his rear.

 

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nancy, you've done what is right.

Stick to your guns and don't give up the fight.

What those two men have done is quite clear:

Each one of them has his head up his rear.

His head up his rear…

His head up his rear…

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

 

-by Bob B (7-25-21)