Wednesday, November 16, 2011

A Poem In Honour Of The President's Visit

Barack Obama rhymes with armour
Because he shields us from our fears

Barack Obama rhymes with calmer
Because I am always calmer when he is around

Barack Obama rhymes with farmer
Because he tends his people and raises freedom and democracy from the soil

Barack Obama rhymes with chicken parma
Because he is cloaked in the cheese of nobility and the tomato sauce of joy

Barack Obama rhymes with banana in pyjama
Because he is long and yellow and chases teddy bears

Barack Obama rhymes with Dalai Lama
Because he is an elderly Tibetan man

Yes, Barack Obama rhymes with llama
Because he is surefooted and carrying our dreams up the Andes

And also, the fur.

3 comments:

clawsout said...

This is really inspired Ben.
It calls to mind that other great poet, Patrick Bateman, and his seminal haiku:

The poor nigger on the wall. Look at him.
Look at the poor nigger.
Look at the poor nigger… on… the… wall.
Fuck him… Fuck the nigger on the wall…
Black man… is… de… debil?

TimT said...

Barack Obama rhymes with Osama
Because... because... because... because... actually, no, he doesn't.

TimT said...

Barack Obama rhymes with Flippering song cake pancreas
Because he is unpredictable and doesn't play by your rules, man.