Friday, October 27, 2017

day TWO HUNDRED and EIGHTY ONE

Grunt

I’ve spent my
career doing
grunt work


the grunt does
the doing not
the telling


the teller gets
the credit for
the doers work

the Orange Menace
has never
been a grunt


until now

President is
the grunt of
the world


and he doesn’t
like it, he
has to pretend


he’s in charge
so when we
tell him


he’s doing
a lousy job
as president


he thinks he’s boss
bullies us
all with lies

we’ve put enough
bad marks on his
permanent record


time to call him
in our office
pack his box

send him on
that long walk
out the door

--Thomas R. Thomas

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