To Do or Not To Do
The daily decisions that you make
Are very important, please note
There are consequences for what you do
As well as for what you don’t
Rat Racing
The march of history
Becomes a sprint
In regards to the rat race
When you are in’t
Knifed Tongue
Remember this
Next time you carp
Language is a weapon
Best kept sharp
News by Fox
When people tell you black is white
And you accept their word as right
You’re just what they are looking for
To help them fight their fight
Don’t you wonder? Can’t you ask?
Take a speaker to the task?
Alas, you’re doomed. Your idiot box
Is clearly tuned to news by Fox
Legalitease
When someone breaks the law
People curse
But when the law breaks a person
That’s worse
Limerick
At the hamburger stand there was one
Young lady who did an end run
Around regulation
And caused a sensation
By putting her hair in a bun
Kevin Ahern is an Oregon State University professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Biophysics. In his retirement, he writes verses.
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