“lying like a potted plant
while leading the court
down the primrose path.”
Today he said, “By any definition,
the defendant has flaunted
the system.” What would Dickens do?
Send him to gaol, goal, gaol,
send him to the English-language gaol!
Let Mrs. Grundy set the bail
at a billion proper darning needles!
Poke out his I’s after prepositions!
Make his home merely a house.
Let him learn some respect
for his tongue which is ours
until he opens his mouth.
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