Bush & Company

In the Hereafter, George W. Bush, who should have served his people as champion and protector, must finally face up to misdeeds and sins of omission, both of which have far-reaching and collateral ramifications.

Ghostly faces, haunted eyes,
Like a tide around you rise;
Multitudes that like a sea,
Stretch far as the eye can see.

You chose to disregard their cries,
Cries that reached the very skies.
Now eyes, for voices they have none,
Cry wordlessly, what have you done?

The president will leave us soon,
Shedding his sheltering safe cocoon
To go out in the world alone
And show that he's not been outshone.

Outdone by Dad with bat and ball,
He bolstered his own self-esteem
And bought himself a baseball team.
In business Poppy's better, too;

He even flew an aeroplane
More skillfully than George could do;
No contest who best wears the hat
Of an effective diplomat.

Besides misdeeds, once and for all,
Can he prove that he can exceed
His senior in financial greed,
The better Bush thus to outdo---

Every so often make a speech,
An easy seventy-five thou-plus each?
It seems to be part of their creed;
How much dough do these people need?