Edward Johannes Poet Rhyme

Pachyderm Extinction Party

Pachyderm Extinction Party

Two American parties of politics each have a mascot, 
Either choice as sensible as picking a sasquatch.
One a pachyderm the other a ass, 
The former officially adopted by the party of impasse.

It is too bad this proboscis beast has been picked
By accident of history this party to depict;
One whose furtherance of business as usual
Will destroy this world by treating everything as a consumable.

Whether the logo represents Asian or African species is unclear;
Likely Republicans don’t know or seem not to give a tear.
Jumbos are killed every 15 seconds, extinction soon to be it’s fate,
All for powder and trinkets made from hacked off tusks sold at a high rate.

G.O.P. would not lift a finger to protect this mammoth animal
For this would infringe on rights to make capitol.
Preventing it from being hunted to the last individual
Would slow their campaign to make this world unlivable.


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Sponsor – Nathan D.
8/30/2015

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Maurice Rigoler September 1, 2015 at 2:58 PM Hmmm…hard truths in this one! Well done. Best to you in your writing endeavors. Thanks for stopping by to read my work. / M Edward Johannes September 1, 2015 at 5:29 PM Thanks, Maurice. Wrote this with the thought that the Republicans would even allow the icon of their party to go extinct. Mention of sasquatch should give a clue of the area I live in (Pacific NW, USA). Right now we are burning up with many extensive forest fires, likely due to climate change.