Performing my prose about the reactions to the World Trade Center towers disaster from my Baldheaded Poetry series.
by James Jarvis
12/06/01
On the eleventh day
mad dog killers
flew airplanes
into the World Trade Center towers
and the rich saw it
and saw that it was good
and they screamed
"Pay our debts! Pay our debts!"
and we all chipped in
and paid their debts.
And the rich saw the money
and saw that it was good,
so they laid off legions upon legions
of their employees
so they wouldn't have to share.
And the pure in heart said,
"Help the victims! Help the victims!"
and we all chipped in
and sent the money to charities
and the charities saw the money
and saw that it was good
and collected pennies from school children
and ran television ads asking for more
and cried copiously
and collected the money
and rent their clothes
and poured ashes on their heads
and promised to do good.
And the charities became rich
and saw that it was good
and said, "This is OUR money now,
the victims are trying to cheat us
out of OUR money!
We might give them SOMETHING,
but you can't expect us
to give it ALL away!"
And the people,
horrorfied by the carnage, cried,
"What can we do? What can we do?"
and the rich saw it
and saw that public sentiment was good
and the rich answered the cries,
"Save the rich! Buy our products!
Save the rich! Buy our products!
Show yourself a patriot:
Buy more stuff!"
And the politicians,
fearful that the people might find out
that THEIR bungling
had aided and abetted the enemy,
pointed to the east
and cried,
"Kill them! Kill them!"
and the killing began
and the politicians saw that it was good
and gave themselves a raise
when no one was looking
anywhere but east.
And the rich cried "Hallelujah!"
And the charities cried "Hallelujah!"
And the politicians cried "Hallelujah!"
And the people cried "Hallelujah!
And the saints just cried.
by James Jarvis
12/06/01
On the eleventh day
mad dog killers
flew airplanes
into the World Trade Center towers
and the rich saw it
and saw that it was good
and they screamed
"Pay our debts! Pay our debts!"
and we all chipped in
and paid their debts.
And the rich saw the money
and saw that it was good,
so they laid off legions upon legions
of their employees
so they wouldn't have to share.
And the pure in heart said,
"Help the victims! Help the victims!"
and we all chipped in
and sent the money to charities
and the charities saw the money
and saw that it was good
and collected pennies from school children
and ran television ads asking for more
and cried copiously
and collected the money
and rent their clothes
and poured ashes on their heads
and promised to do good.
And the charities became rich
and saw that it was good
and said, "This is OUR money now,
the victims are trying to cheat us
out of OUR money!
We might give them SOMETHING,
but you can't expect us
to give it ALL away!"
And the people,
horrorfied by the carnage, cried,
"What can we do? What can we do?"
and the rich saw it
and saw that public sentiment was good
and the rich answered the cries,
"Save the rich! Buy our products!
Save the rich! Buy our products!
Show yourself a patriot:
Buy more stuff!"
And the politicians,
fearful that the people might find out
that THEIR bungling
had aided and abetted the enemy,
pointed to the east
and cried,
"Kill them! Kill them!"
and the killing began
and the politicians saw that it was good
and gave themselves a raise
when no one was looking
anywhere but east.
And the rich cried "Hallelujah!"
And the charities cried "Hallelujah!"
And the politicians cried "Hallelujah!"
And the people cried "Hallelujah!
And the saints just cried.
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