Poems of the Week

Without a Paddle

by Chris O’Carroll

“Germ-theory skeptic RFK Jr. [who is] America’s top health official… shared pictures on social media
of himself fully submerged in the sewage-tinged waters of Rock Creek in Washington, DC.
His grandchildren were also pictured playing in the water.”
Ars Technica

When nearby sewers spring a leak,
Bacteria invade the creek.
RFK Jr. cries, Let’s swim!
And drags grandchildren in with him.
The healthcare theories he’s embraced
Encourage baths in human waste.
If we could see the visions he sees,
We, too, might splash around in feces.