day ONE HUNDRED and FIFTY NINE

mitch mcconnell feels your pain

or he’d like you to feel more

it’s hard to tell with mitch sometimes

maybe he knows what it’s like

to get pulled out of a wheelchair

and dragged down the hall

feeling gutted like medicaid

defunded like planned parenthood

do you think he bro-slapped paul ryan

after puking up that piece of health legislation?

or did he drop the mic on that eddie munster looking frat boy

and say, how ‘bout them apples, bitch?

or do white dudes on capitol hill just nod and wink

after they’ve sentenced millions of people to death?

seal the deal with a glass of scotch

and a hearty laugh

what i mean to say is…does mitch mcconnell

really feel your pain, america?

or is he just looking for that lost cheez-it

hidden somewhere under that neck of his

making poker plans with his corporate masters

readying that independence day bbq

thinking about his dry cleaning

reveling in his sweet parking spot

all the while waiting patiently

for the rest of us to stumble off

and die

--John Grochalski