Just A Rumor Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Why have they come to picket his home?

'One of them has recently discovered,
A grandmother of a neighbor...
Has an ingrown toenail.'

You can not be serious?

'Well...
It is just a rumor so far.
She's vacationing in Cancun.
And confirmation has yet to arrive.
He has claimed the current administration,
Is responsible for neglect.
And the leader...
Should be held accountable,
To allow such oversight to happen.
Claiming him to be incompetent.

The organizer for this campaign,
Is known to be proactive.
And was able to get the people commited,
'Before' the truth is actually known.
He has his eye on running for office one day.
And so far,
The people find him more than qualified.'