Obama's Recess - Of Opportunity Poem by James B. Earley

Capitol in mourning
…..Paying respects
Bipartisan camaraderie
Its moment complex

As the mystery deepens
……Chill in the air
Trust non-existent
…Draped…is the chair

Recognizing faces
…..Missing is one
Mystified….why
…He chose not to come

What….is he up to
Might it perhaps be
Some scheming scenario
….In death…what I see

Is beyond…..the realm
Mere mortals possess
….Gone….is the robe
My method of dress

Instead sat a stranger
Where I used to sit….
Dammit…wearing…my robe
…I ain't even….cold yet

Why……he didn't show
Now…so abundantly clear….
In the black-robed replacement
…Officially draped…in my chair