Andrew Sullivan just linked to this poem. My stats are booming;
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/01/poem-after-new.html
On 1/12/08, sharon brogan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Don't those pollsters know
> that married women
> lie in the presence
> of their husbands?
>
> They mostly lie about
> money and politics.
> And sex. That, too.
> They sneak shopping bags
> in the back door.
>
> If their husbands notice
> something new,
> they say, "What?
> This ole thing?"
> And when they pull
>
> that poll booth curtain
> closed, who's to know?
> And white women, well,
> they'll vote for a woman
> or a black man
>
> without flinching. And smile
> while they do it. Just like
> they do when asked
> "Was it good for you, too,
> honey?" "Why, yes,"
>
> they say. "Yes."
>
> --
>
>
> ~ SB | http://www.sbpoet.com | =^..^=
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~ SB | http://www.sbpoet.com | =^..^=
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