POLITICIAN'S POEM

I am terribly sorry

if this gives the impression

of being a poem.

It may have the word ‘poem’ in the title,

and I know that 

some of the lines are longer

than others;

it does indeed also appear

to be broken up into stanzas

thus creating the impression

of being a poem,

but really it’s nothing of the kind.

If you are looking for a poem

you’re in the wrong place.

And I can assure you

that even if, perchance,

this is a poem,

I sure as hell didn’t write it.