If It Walks, Acts, Cracks, Like Duck….. Poem by Joe Rosochacki

Marion Barry wants to have an apology,
For the term he was garnered by a videotape by feds,
Barry had also spent time in jail for the reason he lit up,
A music critic, Tim Page,
For The Washington Post,
saw his office e-mail release,
But then spoke the truth about Barry,
This was enough for this Pulitzer Prize winning sage.
Apparently everyone in the Belt Way has to know about Barry’s success,
Even though the point of political duress,

For you say a political smoking crack and hanging around hookers,
If you are white, (Euro-American) -so what’s the big deal?
If black, (Afro-American) you are prejudiced beyond prejudice standards.
In essence Marion hasn’t learned, about why,
This claim to fame has not eluded him,
Because Marion when are a politician,
- you are always in the public eye.
Marion has called for an official apology from the newspaper
And for the firing of Page,
Marion did not consider a liable suit because he has not,
Marion will be voted a congressman again and again,
But in the politically correct world for a split second Tim Page forgot.

(11-14-2007)