The Pope Came To the Congress

The Pope Came to the Congress By Franklin Price 9/25/2015 The Pope came to the Congress Both houses gathered there His excellence had no defense For their uncooperative share In the state and the condition That this nation now is in Cannot repeat the words I heard But paraphrasing I'll begin This nation is still wonderful Even though I must confess It took a lot of thoughtlessness To create this awful mess It's not too late to fix it Just have to reach across the aisle With open arms of friendship Handshake and an honest smile Heritage of most Americans Came from immigrations past Conflicts were more than many Resolving made this country last When it got too much to bear An example we were sent A Lincoln, King, Melton or Day One was even President I could go on forever As I thought the Pope would do Was a little hard to understand That's why I translated him for you You have to stop your stupid ways Be politically astute Negotiate some resolutions You're not here your horn to toot You're here as representatives Of all the people of this land Government of, by and for them You sometimes don't understand Your job's to ask and listen And act on what you hear Hope what I here have said to you Did not fall on deafened ear