Americans were shocked and stunned
‘Reason’ abandoned, injustice had won
On Sept. 8, 1974, when President Ford exited the stage
The Republican right was left in fistic rage
While the Democrat left was aghast, How could Ford do this
The scales of justice, now so sorely amiss
To pardon a President, guilty in every possible way
of undermining the law and his opponent just didn’t play
It cost Ford the next election, ‘cos Richard Nixon he’d pardoned
Voters’ adverse reaction over two years so hardened
They elected an unknown, a neophyte named Carter
next to whom the Ayatollah Khomeini looked smarter
Yet the country moved on, hindsight thanked Ford
~ That Biden pardon Trump ~ start petitioning the Lord
Categories:
ayatollah khomeini, america, analogy, leadership, moving
Form: Couplet
Day one, and there has been ominous activity
here in Tehran at the American Embassy.
Scores of fanatics have been stirred into a frenzy
by the religious leader known as Ayatollah Khomeini.
We are in a considerable disadvantage
by this rabble who intends to hold all of us hostage.
Our immediate future has been shrouded in doubt.
We did not take the opportunity to get out.
This mob appears implacable while their intentions are not clear.
I only wish to know how long they will keep us here.
Categories:
ayatollah khomeini, history,
Form: Rhyme
ayatollah khomeini –
told people to –
incite a protest,
to go onto the roof tops
you know, nonviolent protest,
and scream um
god is great –
~ allah akbar
and to scream it only at night – -
- -
- so that –
when
people were
were listening
it would be like crickets - -
- the crickets at night,
and just hearing, and that feeling like –
people – joining in, and,
communicating with each other -
writing down
like their –
their nation’s –
diary
of what was happening
Categories:
ayatollah khomeini, people, politicalallah,
Form: Free verse