The Tope Junior
Jul 27, 2017 · 1 min read

the circle of life: a poem in dialogue

by matthew struhar

the house:

we passed it

so the Senate could improve it

the senate:

we didn’t improve it,

but we passed it

so that conference may address it

the conference committee:

we didn’t address it,

but we passed it

so then Congress could recommit it

the congress:

we didn’t recommit it,

but we passed it

now the president will sign it

the president:

i signed it, because i alone can fix it

because when you’re a star they let you do it

grab ’em by the pocket

deprive ’em of their wallet

and it’ll be great, cuz it’s called management

anyway talk to Price about it

the department of health and human services:

we couldn’t sensibly manage it,

even after notice and comment

but we enforced it

now the Republicans must correct it

the republicans:

we didn’t correct it

and now we lost the House and Senate

hey, maybe the Democrats will fix it

the democrats:

we fixed it

it’s now 2026 — SHIT!

Can we please do something about the climate?

the republican donor base:

you may have fixed it

but now we’ve bought the government

and we’re going to repeal and replace it

Again and again, damn it

The Tope Junior

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Son of Tope. Yep, that's my dad's nickname.