The Hypocrites Oath
"They" shuffle the deck
until "we" hit bottom
in a supposed friendly game of canasta.
Their clamorous quacking continuous throughout
as They hoard all Their own ducks in a row
with loaded line-ups of the deuce, four threes---
all red, and the posting of jokers "Them" all
colored and white.
Board certified always clubs "us" over
bidding (though not in the rules)
as They pass these under the table
and group every card but also keep
dissected as They stockpile but hold
two's back, along with a jack
while blocking us with threes
all black, until They again get the pack
at a discarded suicide king.
we want no more and plead
but They want to play another prank
to bring us to our knees,
as They win another Fortune 5000.
2008
until "we" hit bottom
in a supposed friendly game of canasta.
Their clamorous quacking continuous throughout
as They hoard all Their own ducks in a row
with loaded line-ups of the deuce, four threes---
all red, and the posting of jokers "Them" all
colored and white.
Board certified always clubs "us" over
bidding (though not in the rules)
as They pass these under the table
and group every card but also keep
dissected as They stockpile but hold
two's back, along with a jack
while blocking us with threes
all black, until They again get the pack
at a discarded suicide king.
we want no more and plead
but They want to play another prank
to bring us to our knees,
as They win another Fortune 5000.
2008
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