President Obama
traveled to New Orleans
to commemorate
the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
"The world watched in horror.
The music in the air
suddenly was dark and silent"
he said
yet noted
how well the city
in many ways
had recovered from the storm.
"I'm here to say
that on that project
of a better stronger
more just New Orleans
the progress you've made
is remarkable."
Yet this poet is reminded
of how different
the tone of her commentary
would've been
had it been started
in the previous administration.
Starting this week
and for many following weeks thereafter
it would go
"Bushie you're doing
a String-of-Expletives
of a job
(again)."
This poem © 2015 Emily Cooper.
