Poetry

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By

Ben White

Don’t Hit the Road, Jack

President George H. W. Bush

Is getting older,

And his visits

To the doctor’s office

Are more frequent,

But I pray for his health

Because every time

America loses

A prominent Republican

We lose

An icon of American music –

Reagan took Ray Charles

And McCain took Aretha

We can’t afford to lose

So much musical talent –

There are no legends

To replace our legends…

So perhaps,

Republicans

Need to pass away

In private.

Ben White

Author of the books, Buddha Bastinado Blues and The Kill Gene, Ben White thought he was a poet, only to find out he is not a poet at all. He is a witness. What he writes is testimony.