Sunday, October 20, 2019

Owning Up

Important not to take total personal responsibility
for things that are only partially your fault.
Everyone knows your proclivity
to believe you inhabit the City
of Bliss and Felicity,
so it’s natural for you to take total personal responsibility
when all ends in grief and tragedy.
But you went all in (you know) to a debacle!
You've got a clear proclivity
for attracting unflattering publicity
I’ll say no more. You’ll have to call a halt
to the investigation, or you’ll get full responsibility
as the disgraced sports celebrity
whose shows were cancelled after their expensive gear and tackle
got spilled in the lake.  A proclivity
for bad luck is what you’ve got, McGlinty!
You drilled down to the bar-gold but got locked in the vault.
Don’t try to evade responsibility
for your dread proclivities!