Episode IV of "Election '08," a series of spoken word works by Mike Varley covering the 2008 campaign. A new entry every Sunday with free mp3 downloads at mikevarley.com.
On Health Care
I arose one morning
naked to potential harms -
exposed in a nation of lobbies.
And my duty was plain:
to recover myself from future misfortunes
distasteful to casual ears.
The family barber, the third
down neighbor, the cragged
librarian, the cordial face.
Who receive your ruin with genuine something,
reflect on relief
Episode VII of "Election '08," a series of spoken word works by Mike Varley covering the 2008 campaign. A new entry every Sunday with free mp3 downloads at mikevarley.com.
On Bill Richardson
Albuquerque benefactor,
Pennsylvania mile.
The growth upon Allegiance face
shorn clear appears a child.
Kitchen cab'net keepsake
sip cup worn and true.
Spring cleaning Yakov Smirnoff
insolent cup cleans you.
Simpsons reference 3:16
a language for the lost.
I'd quote the Summa if I thought
your ears were not the cost