There is a satirical wryness here that borders on savagery. The trotting
meter is nicely sustained and gives the poem a comic note while the
repetitions, strangely choral at the lead-in to a strophe, add to that
effect. Nice one. Hope you had a good break.
----- Original Message -----
From: "grasshopper" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 10:23 AM
Subject: New sub:Tried and true
> Tried and true
>
> I want to be tried in the U.S. of A.
> I want to be tried on tv.
> I want a defender in seams and high heels
> so the people aren't looking at me.
>
> I want a jury made up of all men,
> twelve citizens trusted and true.
> I want an attorney in micro and silk
> so the jurors will know what to do.
>
> I want to be tried in the U.S. of A.
> I want to be tried on tv.
> I want my sweet lawyer to point out the fact
> that Society's guilty -not me.
>
> I want to be clean-shaved,dark-suited and smart,
> and then if they send me to pen,
> I'll campaign for justice from behind bars
> and soon have my freedom again.
>
> I want to be tried in the U.S. of A.
> I want to be tried on tv.
> America knows we're all victims not perps,
> so that's where a good boy should be.
>
> grasshopper
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