The congressman from Mars whose many gaffes
Led to his drop in ratings at the poll,
And whose awful decisions marred his role,
Had found his explanation drowned in laughs.
And following his footsteps and his paths
The congressman from Venus bared his soul,
Explained why his career has borne its toll,
By drawing on his skin some stats and graphs.
Because I'm green, the Martian dared to tell
Constituents, that's why I'm hated so!
Because I'm purple, the Venusian cried
Unto an Earth whose races blended well
To shades of black, and who have learned to know
That gaffes behind a color can not hide.
(C)2014, Christos Rigakos
Apr 14, 2014
Apr 14, 2014 at 9:19 PM UTC
The congressman from Mars whose many gaffes
Led to his drop in ratings at the poll,
And whose awful decisions marred his role,
Had found his explanation drowned in laughs.
And following his footsteps and his paths
The congressman from Venus bared his soul,
Explained why his career has borne its toll,
By drawing on his skin some stats and graphs.
Because I'm green, the Martian dared to tell
Constituents, that's why I'm hated so!
Because I'm purple, the Venusian cried
Unto an Earth whose races blended well
To shades of black, and who have learned to know
That gaffes behind a color can not hide.
(C)2014, Christos Rigakos
Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnet
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