Lemming Heroism at the Impeachment
(with apologies to Thomas Babington Macaulay’s “Horatius at the Bridge”)

Then out spoke brave Somebody, from the shadows of the herd:
“I voted with the others, like a timid, loyal turd.”

And how can one fare better, than facing zero odds
For the asses they call “leaders” and their petty, sloppy frauds?

Michael Murry, "The Misfortune Teller," Copyright © 2019