Public Service
There are many ways to make a statement
“A soap impression of his wife
That he ate and donated to the National Trust”
- John Lennon “Happiness is a Warm Gun”
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6:30 a.m.
60 minutes to drive 31 miles
Granola bar breakfast
Free coffee at 8 boils my stomach
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Feet blistered from
2 days of hiking
From parking lot to the building’s front door
4 blocks, 335 steps
Sometimes a 45-degree grade uphill
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Deuce at 11
I tell the state what I think
Of dressing formally
While starving
For $21 an hour
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A month later
Now breakfast is free
Wednesdays only
Senator’s leftovers
Staffers and state troopers
Line up like pigs at the trough
Scrambling for slop
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On other days
Word gets out
When there’s leftover
Chick-fil-A
From some other event
Get it while it’s cold!
But still free
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Now the troopers open the door for me
They do it for everyone
But it still seems nice
And I deuce upstairs
In the official bathroom
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Tiled in polished granite
It’s shared by the House and Senate
Just off their chamber floors
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Usually Wednesday
At noon
I go in quietly and wait
As they get out of session
And walk in
Smelling what I’ve given them
On behalf of The People
About the Creator
Gene Lass
Gene Lass is a professional writer and editor, writing and editing numerous books of non-fiction, poetry, and fiction. Several have been Top 100 Amazon Best Sellers. His short story, “Fence Sitter” was nominated for Best of the Net 2020.
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