Ex-presidents
There was a man, not very tall, selling
pornographic pictures at a corner of a
street
Once he had all the power, one could
dream of, as a military junta took his
job, and since all he had was grand
villas were in the name of the state and
Furthermore, he had neglected to pay
anything to his retirement fund
Hence, reduced selling of naughty
picture of visiting statemen having sex
in some sleazy hotel
when those who had bought the pictures
took a closer look, they realized they
had a goldmine
the man on the corner was smuggled
to
Brussels got an offer he could not refuse
He lives in Rhyad and takes delight
counting all the rolling heads in Europe
Nothing is new; it's what politicians do
when losing power, he joined the TV circus and
get interviewed telling the same sorry story
and the more fibs they tell, the more we
enjoy gossip and slander.
What can I say about my mother-in-law?
She’s loud and crabby and four feet tall.
She comes in my house and wrecks my dinner,
then has the nerve to ask me when I’ll get thinner!
When she enters a room all hell breaks loose,
she makes me pick sides, which in-law do I choose?
She brings over dinner I end up on the couch catatonic,
every year the Thanksgiving turkey makes me vomit!
Unexpected visits and I welcome her in my house,
but her voice so squeaky like an annoying little mouse.
So I give her tea and offer her a vanilla cupcake,
but chocolate is her favorite, how much more can I take!
She comes over to see her granddaughter Ella Rose,
acting so very sweet as she tickles her nose,
but I know she desperately needs something from me,
so I wait for a minute… “Can I borrow some money?”
She owes me a thousand dollars from my retirement fund,
when I ask her to pay me back she looks angry and stunned.
Oh…so much to say, but now I’m stressed and must rest,
from writing about my MOTHER-IN-LAW...
the UNWANTED GUEST!
An Unwanted Guest
March 1, 2017