A Twisted Grace from Garry Goodrow

Friend Garry Goodrow sent me this poem, which I liked a lot. If you pass it along, please attribute it to him.



NOTHANKSGIVING



No thanks to Rumsfeld, Cheney, Perle,

(and Condoleeza, that oily girl,)

nor to Ashcroft and his team,

the ayatollahs of the new regime.



No thanks to William Rehnquist and his clique,

who think democracy is past its peak

and must be dumped in history’s dustbin

along with socialism, unions, sin,

and other mistakes of hoi polloi —

like fairness, honesty and joy.



No thanks to those others, what is more,

Republocrats like Lieberman and Gore,

who see elections only as a test

of which cheap slogan will serve them the best.



No thanks to our indentured press as well,

who would describe a trip to hell

in terms of the best route for drivers

if that would please their advertisers.



No thanks at last to all those folks

who can be pacified with jokes

about Saddam Hussein’s moustache

while “Christian” hustlers steal their cash.



(Come Thursday evening’s indigestion,

“Who to thank?” will be the question.)



You can email Garry, if so moved.