On Going Places

On Going Places

    With What

And With Whom

'Well, President sir,

Obama sir, this shouldn't take up 

                      too much

Of your time. We just want to know 

Some things about your life, before 

You entered politics.  For example, 

There is a stranger, a female -

A grown woman - 

                                 who 

               has appeared 

           in shots with you 

                               taken 

                         from time 

                             to time - 

                        one taken

at a basketball game, 

                       for example - 

           and who has been 

With your entourage 

On various trips

That you have made

Overseas.

            Would you care 

                        to tell us

about her; to say, who 

                            she is

Sir?'

'No; and you have no right - '

                  'Okay.  

Well, this will all

come out in court

anyway...'

            'Okay, wait.  

            I'll confess.  

             That is…'

'Yes yes?'

' - my Second Grade 

Class teacher. 

I've had a crush on her

All my life.'

'Oh.  Well.  That's okay then.

You can go.  And oh -

                            have

A nice day.  Sir.'

'Thank you.'

            'You're

Very welcome

Sir…

                     See?

There was nothing - '

'But you didn't ask him anything

About her!'

'Listen.  As long

As it was a woman

Who cares?  Now,

If it had been a man, we

Might have had a case

                     for…

           something.'

'But,,,'

'Look.  I've been

In this business

A long time.

            Trust me.

            I know

When there is something

To investigate

Or not.'

'But it might have something

                      to do

With his birth!'

'Oh.  One of those

Are you?  No wonder

              you're still

                a simple

Investigator, 

                  and not

A chief attorney

Like me.

Hee.

Hee.

Now run along.

                        We

           have more 

important things

                   to do 

Than play footsie

With the president

Of the United States

Of America.

               Get your

Priorities straight

Sir.'

'But - '

             'And not

another word.  Or

It's the end for you,

Buddy

In this business.

And perhaps

Period.

Don't you know

                   who

We're up against?'

Yes.  Principalities

And powers.

And what

We're up against?:  

                 Image

Over substance.

Manufactured crisis.

       For Order

Out of Chaos.

It's all written

In the Akashic record.

For the record.

You sons of bitches.

                               Try

To take over MY country

Will you……