Bullets, Moats, and Alligators

Once there was a president,

Cold and heartless, who set about

Finding ways to make his country

Great by keeping migrants out.

 

"We'll place soldiers along our southern

Border," said the nation's boss.

"That way we can easily stop

Migrants from making their way across.

 

"And if the migrants become unruly,

The soldiers can shoot them, one by one."

Advisers turned to the president

And said, "No, sir, that can't be done."

 

"Then let the soldiers shoot the migrants

Low, low, in the ankles or thighs.

We will see the unwelcome

Migrants start to drop like flies."

 

Advisers looked at their boss and said,

"Sir, that's also out of the question."

The president, getting angry now,

Said, "Then here's another suggestion:

 

"We will build a moat along

Our border wall and fill that moat

With alligators and venomous snakes."

That idea made him gloat.

 

"And then we'll add spikes to the wall--

Spikes that can penetrate human flesh.

Find me the cost for all of this,

Or else we'll have to start afresh."

 

Suddenly, he said, "I know:

We'll just change asylum laws

And separate the families.

That should give the migrants pause."

 

Hard, hard the administration

Worked together to find a plan,

Using words like "riff-raff," "invaders,"

"Dangerous threats," and "caravan."

 

The whole world watched in horror,

Lamenting how democracy fails

When an unfit elected leader

Goes completely off the rails.

 

-by Bob B (10-4-19)

Reviews

[Starling]

Very good! I love the whole piece but the first paragraph especially.