The President's Nightmare

The president dreams about Osama bin Laden.

The President’s Nightmare

 

By Elton Camp

 

Although he was careful lest he should gloat,

The president told the death of an ugly old goat

Afterwards, he went to his chambers to sleep

And began to dream when his REM was deep

 

In his dream, Osama was captured, not killed

At first, the president was thoroughly thrilled

That day had been delayed for ten long years

Osama as a captive first put an end to his fears

 

He imagined what the consequences might be

It could be more horrible than he wanted to see

Almost as if he were actually very wide awake,

Mr. Obama mused, what direction will this take?

 

Will the man just sit in the martyrs’ chair?

Having now been captured may put him there

What developments can we expect to ensue?

Will acts of violence his imprisonment renew?

 

What if insistent demands for the zealot’s release

Are the price his followers demand for peace?

How many deaths of innocents would be enough

To decide that holding him is just far too tough?

 

Most likely bin Laden we will hold for a while

But how soon, if ever, will he be put on trial?

If convicted, what punishment will we decide?

Shall he be put to death or in prison long reside?

 

The president kept dreaming in utter dismay

He didn’t know what to the nation best to say

As he was about to give in to most total grief

Realizing ‘twas a dream gave him such relief

 

 

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I like this one, on the news blasted subject also..actually a little better than the other one.