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Haiku for John

Winter bears strange fruit
Death squads whet knives, appetites
A nominee dines.

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Geared Up

(using words and phrases from the Ready.gov website)

moist towelettes and denture needs.
suspicion, man-made.
are you ready to
crawl, create a barrier, stay away from crowds;
adapt? 

ready for
twitching 
choking
stinging
pink eyes
dead birds
dirty bombs

        disaster?  (text only.)

strip and wash.
watch TV.
step 3: contact authorities, tap on a pipe, 

        click here.

get away.  get away.  think.  stay. 
seconds count.

don’t

        be afraid.

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If You're Happy and You Know It, Vote for Bush

(To the tune of: If You’re Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands)

If you love to go Code Orange, vote for Bush.
If you love to bully allies, vote for Bush.
If you love preemptive striking, and war is to your liking,
And you wish you were a Viking, Vote for Bush!

If your civil rights don’t matter, vote for Bush.
If you hate the right to choose, then vote for Bush.
Rightwing judges make you blissful.
You want weapons by the fistful.
And for fairness you’re not wistful. Vote for Bush!

If worker’s rights don’t matter, vote for Bush;
Just earnings for the boss, then vote for Bush.
With the payroll you’re displeased; replace your workers overseas.
Outsourcing jobs is such a breeze, just Vote for Bush!

If BigPharm needs more money, vote for Bush.
If healthcare’s for the wealthy, vote for Bush.
Granny really needs her meds. But Bush and BigPharm share a bed;
So Granny pays for lights instead. Go Vote for Bush!

If you fancy toxic waste, then vote for Bush.
If clean water’s not in issue, vote for Bush.
So, your kids are feelin’ queasy? So, pollution makes ‘em wheezy?
Screw their future! It’s so easy: Vote for Bush!

If you love to be told lies, then vote for Bush.
Lies and lies and lies and lies, then vote for Bush.
If you want to hear some more and kick the truth right out the door
With all the facts that he’ll ignore, just vote for Bush!

If justice doesn’t matter, vote for Bush.
If it’s profits over people, vote for Bush.
Safety laws he is relaxing, corporations he ain’t taxing,
Social programs he is axing, Vote for Bush!

If you’re happy and you know it, vote for Bush.
Truly happy and you know it, vote for Bush.
If the secrecy and lying and the prying and the dying
Don’t make you feel like crying,

(spoken) Then go ahead, Vote for Bush.

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