Donal Mahoney- A Poem

Let’s Solve These Problems, America!

The poor are hungry in America.

Their numbers would fill stadiums 

throughout this prosperous land.

And feral cats are running wild,

eating songbirds in our yards,

plucking koi from garden ponds.

What can Americans do?

We can trap those feral cats,

knock them on the noggin, skin 

and marinade them overnight, 

barbecue them in the morning,

visit homeless camps

and invite the poor to stadiums 

across America to feast at halftime. 

Let them eat and give them traps 

to catch their own feral cats

and become self-sustaining.  

Next, to solve the problem of Ebola 

we can make Liberia the 51st state,

send food stamps to our new citizens 

and enroll them in Obamacare. 

There’s room in Texas should

they decide to emigrate. 

Donal Mahoney lives in St. Louis, Missouri.