when there is no President

why the country runs itself

in that good ole Darwinian way

when there is no President

every American can be a crook

and say: hey shit not my fault

when there is no President

strange movements arise

assholes want to be President

when there is no President

there are no more wars

or morality or justice or love

when there is no President

candidates for lower offices

give the voters porn for issues

and when there is no President

it doesn’t matter how bad things get

because nobody is to blame

Peter Buknatski

Montpelier, Vt.