[Newspoetry] ship of fools

[Editor-Within-Chief]

Montezuma scorned
like Norwalk hath
no fury
we were warned,
but did we listen?
no.  I told you globalization globalizes diseases,
West Nile killing
by degrees-es

As in
I sting you,
you vaccinate against me,
we're a dysfunctional strain
of toxin

but you voted for the brown party instead
who blithely kills its host by poxin'
innocents along with poxes,
dead

and on the cruise ships quickly spread
the germs by disinfectant bred
which we cannot contain

and brown the color of the party
crude as oil, foul and farty
will never ever take a bath
for fear of washing down
the drain.

-- 
Joe Futrelle
Editor-within-chief
http://www.newspoetry.com/