While Waiting For Documents Needed To Advance His Wife's Quest For Canadian Citizenship Poem by Brian Purdy

You slugs, you sloths, you worse
Than insensible things,
Who will not do as is so
Urgently needed - how
Shall I dislodge you
From your barnacle-like attachments
And goad you toward
Our oh-so-badly needed objectives?
I who cannot roar, as I would
But must humbly beg attention,
Choking with frustration
With smarting tears of grief in my eyes,
Appeal to whatever pride you have
And the goodness of heart God gave you
Please, please, please release
This client from interminable wait;
Give him the document required
And let him say to his wife:
‘At last, it's finished! Now,
In our bed at night we can relax
And sleep to gain our strength against tomorrow.