butterflies & men

the president said that it wasn’t his fault
& showed pictures & maps to prove it

he told his life story to anyone
who was listening
& did so in carefully timed & balanced sentences

when he came to the first day of school
the opposition screamed out its objection
but the judge appeared to disagree
& advised the court of the latest baseball scores

when the furore passed
an icecream man made a tidy profit
especially from the children in the audience

then the frame shifted a little & i cd just make
out the cameras & props
on the other side
before my set went off completely
at this point she wakes up
to thank god it’s just a dream