Britches Is At It Again
“Britches”, Is At It Again!
By: Tom Wright
7/17/2006
Katrina came ashore
Sparing scarcely a palm,
Rains deluge came pelting,
Days later, the calm;
Rising floodwaters deposited
All its ill-gotten debris,
The ravaged were left floating
Or deposited in a tree.
People were seen clinging
To life on one’s rooftop,
While rescuers in their boats
Seemed too busy to stop.
Huge oil rigs were cut loose
And left adrift by this blow,
While at the pump we wonder
Just where the price will go?
We force the displaced on buses
Shipping them to Tim-buck-two,
Losing all that life had offered
They now must start life anew.
Politicians and actors
Are now united in voice,
That at fault was George Bush
He had made the wrong choice.
Seems the country is united
In the game we call blame,
Someone’s head had to roll
The head of FEMA by name;
But alas they’re not finished
New Orleans must rise again,
Once more below sea level
Our stupidity borders on sin.
A welfare city
Rife with corruption and sin,
It’s a way of life
Which only God can end.
Politicians will squander billions
Seeming to pay little mind,
For their endless cash flow’s strapped
To the taxpayers behind!
Copyright © Tom Wright | Year Posted 2019
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