Dear Joe,
If you find a moment to spare
Please explain to me
What you may mean by “My fair share”
Is the depth and breadth of my share
Equal to those
Wandering endlessly content
Through the hinterlands of Welfare
If I have and they do not
Certainly, my share today is greater,
I think you may agree,
By more than a lot
A share is share
Not larger or smaller
Because of failure or success
A simple truth of the mathematical process
Tell me, Joe
Must I beware
Are you planning on taking
More than my “Fair share”
The words of this silly poem
Reveal where I stand
On giving what is mine
To those with a greedy hand
Dear Joe, with a patriotic heart
I set at liberty “My Fair Share”
Don’t ask me for more
And pretend you care
Sincerely,
Donald
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