[Newspoetry] Hired Mouths

[John]

Hired Mouths

It must be nice to be a congressman
getting to watch these private performances
by actors and actresses

who believe since they were in
a movie or documentary
they are now experts.

I'm not saying the testimony
isn't more interesting
when read by a professional actor.

I'm sure it is.
And Congress doesn't have to pay
Hollywood's high fees.

But does Congress want to risk
being swayed by the group
with the better hired mouth?

If Julia Roberts tears
are more persuasive
then Charlton Heston's machismo

Will this have an effect
on who gets our tax money?
We can only hope!

http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/05/09/julia.roberts.congress/index.html