A Town Too Small

City officials must wear multiple hats.

A Town Too Small

 

By Elton Camp

 

Bugville’s city charter should be eliminated

Because it is far too small to be incorporated

The mayor is also the town’s garbage collector

Plus also serving as the local building inspector

 

City council meets in back of the general store

With little business, they seldom do it anymore

The town’s only lawyer was disbarred years ago

It’s okay, because to him there’s no reason to go

 

Old doctor Jenkins provides family health care,

If you should die, then he’s the one who’s there

Doctor and undertaker a conflict may seem to be

But however a case turns out, he’ll win you see

 

Just one policeman patrols little Bugville town

For expenses, not enough speeders come around

Therefore, in order for some extra revenue to raise,

The chief is a cop by night and runs a taxi by days

 

The only café doesn’t serve very many hot meals

As a slide line, it also carries some buggy wheels

And if it is from Bugville any tourist doesn’t hail

The only place he can spend the night is city jail

 

 

Reviews

[Kenneth The Poet]

Nice job. Must be true of many podunks in the USA.