[Newspoetry] a poem

[Mike Lehman]

How about "American Curse"?
or "War Lord's Curse"?
Mike

Anne Bargar wrote:
> 
> hey, can anyone think of a good title for this?
> 
> "The American way of life is a blessed one."
> -Ari Fleischer
> 
> Our lifestyle, bestowed by the divine,
> Hallowed be thy name.
> The world's resources are bequeathed to us.
> Thy will be done to Alaska and the Middle East
> as it is determined in the lower 48.
> Give us this day our SUV,
> and forgive us our collective debt,
> while we refuse to forgive our debtors.
> And lead us not into conservation,
> but deliver us from the voices of the concerned,
> for ours is the standard of living, and the money, and the power,
> for as long as we can make it last.
> Amen.