i campaigned against our governor
because he was quite the real politician
not a sour bone in his body really
because they were all lying quietly
behind the doors of his cabinet
and in piles on the floor
of his very generous staff's closet

while you view the winter
from the safety of your balcony
this may truly be our last chance
to dance on top of a fragile economy
what a soporific sentiment
for all this negligence is self-evident
provided you’ve been
properly (*****) trained to spot it