The Going Rate
Obama makes a speech and earns
Four hundred thousand bucks.
Of course he is entitled but
The whole world sighs and clucks.
I frankly don’t think anyone
Deserves that kind of dough
But obviously that’s the rate
For people in the know.
It saddens me a little bit
For such a fee seems greedy,
Especially for someone who
Once championed the needy.
Ideally he should give his talk,
Accepting what they pay,
Then find a worthy charity
And give it all away.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2017
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