Confessions of a Senator

We sit in the senate

so proud and so male,

so straight and so Christian,

so old and so pale

We men sit around and 

control women’s choices

We don’t even bother 

listening to their voices

We cover up sex crimes,

accuse the accusers

We paint as victims

the actual abusers

We disbelieve science 

so our friends can have more

More yachts and more mansions

But hey, fuck the poor!

They never made a substantial

campaign contribution

We work for the billionaires,

lobbyists, institutions

So they don’t vote us out,

we keep them too tired to care,

too busy to pay attention,

too scared of warfare

We gerrymander districts,

suppress registrations,

to minimize dissent

from the non-Caucasians

If a senator tries to shatter

our well maintained system,

we denounce it in unison,

shouting “Socialism!”

If our base starts to doubt us,

we just have some fun.

"Look! Over there!

Someone’s taking your guns!!"

Written October 17, 2018