Lawrence Hall
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                I Did Not Leave the Local A.M. Radio Station –
                       The Local A.M. Radio Station Left Me

                         -As President Reagan did not say

The guys on the local talk radio used to be fun
Witty and charming, with good stories to tell
Through example, narrative, joke, and pun
They really made the early morning swell

But of late they’ve withered into the stereotype
Of geezery, wheezery, close-minded old men
Whose sole purpose now is to grump and groan and gripe –
They’re somewhere to the right of Original Sin!

Since all they do now is but scorn and scoff
I begin my day with the radio off