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Sonnets From Other Lives: George & Martha

Soon enough we’ll all be quoting Yeats—
you know, “The best lack all conviction…”
He’d muted the Republican debates
to elucidate our national afflictions.
Martha quilted on as George continued—
How’d all this “passionate intensity”
wind up getting channeled all into
saving tax cut for the rich? Insanity!
Martha turned the T.V. off & wandered over
to the stereo. She put on some Chopin.
George, who would have thought now that we’re older
that we’d still have to go stick it to the man.
Historically the obvious solution
is to organize another revolution.