(Cairo Blues—now playing at the Langdon St. Cafe)

    AS THE WORLD TURNS

the people get angry in Cairo

and UFOs hover over Jerusalem

how does this effect my stocks?

not to mention the Super Bowl

a day the Earth stood still online

atwitter with the new fashion:

the Egypt look

20-somethings’ pyramid parties

and no work today in the event

of all-out nuclear war

but I thought this was for my

entertainment

are these people serious?

they want food and jobs and rights

while the price of Sweetums’ puppy treats

just jumped 29 cents?

what we need is a candidate who will

put a stop to all this foolishness before

it lands in my back yard

I will watch old re-runs of Maude

and like Tiananmen Square

by remote control I will make

all this to be resumed at a later date

that’s what all these sci-fi gadgets are for

right?

Peter Buknatski

Montpelier, Vt.