John Lawless Poet Prose

Pie In the Sky

Pie in the Sky 

If the pie grew in proportion to the number waiting for a piece could there ever be enough?

If everyone who got a piece of the pie shared it would either be satisfied?

If the pie were distributed on the basis of need how many would still want it?

If a committee were formed to address the issue of the pie what would happen?

Would the committee arrange for a bigger pie?

Would the committee mandate a larger pie?

Would the committee institute an investigation into the quality of the pie and its inability to be sliced into sufficient pieces to satisfy all?

Would an independent “special” prosecutor be assigned to look into the origins of the pie’s insufficiencies?

If the committee did its job correctly the pie would be forgotten.  The independent “special” prosecutor honored, and the committee praised for their diligence in managing the situation.

The unused ingredients (money, power and prestige) of the preceding problem (the pie) would be blended into (swallowed up by) a new recipe (new legislation) regarding the size, shape, production and distribution of any new pies.

A COMMITTEE will be appointed to oversee the process.


John G. Lawless
6/22/2021

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Lindsay Laurie June 29, 2021 at 6:06 PM Hello John … The pie itself could possibly go around if the public service didn’t demand such big slices to feed their egos. I enjoyed these words of reality John - Lindsay

Maurice Rigoler June 24, 2021 at 9:49 AM When it comes to waste management / there's no expert like the government. Thanks for posting this write. / Maurice

David Mchattie June 23, 2021 at 5:46 PM Very very clever my friend. I always thought the term 'red tape' was too small a word to describe the inherent inefficiencies and waste in government. But you have to start somewhere... so let's just call the pie racist and move on from there.

Jenna Logan June 23, 2021 at 5:20 AM And while waiting for a vote to be taken as to who would be on that committee, the pie would sit, souring with each passing day, just like the flubbing politicians who stand in the way of us having a chance at getting a piece of the pie. John Lawless June 24, 2021 at 6:34 AM Perhaps it is a re-enacted of the old "a pie in the face and a merry chase" era of comedy.....without any laugh track

Daniel Turner June 23, 2021 at 4:55 AM "Let them eat cake" A very entertaining read, John. Our gov't hasn't used common sense in my lifetime. Why would they start now? John Lawless June 24, 2021 at 6:33 AM yup, I once had an OSHA inspector tell me that I couldn't climb a ladder to tie it off.....safety before sanity...