[Newspoetry] Pope Causes Cancer

[Joe Futrelle]

Pope Causes Cancer [1]

Oh Lord,
we beesech thee,
give these people
cancer.

Let our message radiate
far and wide,
that our lord is good,
and radiant

(Some Pig!)

I am old, but
infallible;
my personal incidence of cancer
zero

I make peace with
the Orthodox,
irradiating only
Italians

Now it is Jubilee,
and my translations
shall be as half;
enjoy the shade &
don't touch that dial

[1] Bob Park.  EMF AND CANCER: WOULD HALF AS MANY PAPAL SPEECHES BE
    SAFER?  What's New 13 April 2001.
    http://www.aps.org/WN/WN01/wn041301.html

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Joe Futrelle
editor-as-though-chief
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