DERELECTION – DISHONOR

2001, President G.W. Bush’s solemn promise

I am going to restore honor to the White House office,

Clinton’s escapade with the intern Monica

Brought to the White House shame and dishonor

 

Clinton and Gore spent too much time on Nation building

I am going to be more conservative in what I am doing,

There will be no Kosovo military mission

I will use our troops to protect our nation

 

The ideologically demented knocked down our Towers

A justified hunt was launched for the killers,

Bush lost his way in this important morale fight

Choosing instead, Iraq’s disdain and derelict plight

 

All of the President’s preambles have turned into rubbles

He has placed our soldiers in the midst of sectarian troubles,

The truths he has certainly bent

Now shackled with his Nation’s discontent

 

Monica’s dress that carried Clinton’s stain

Did this cause you heartache and pain?

Or, did Bush’s hypocrisy and constant lies

Cause forlorn and endless cries?

© Sheriff Ali 2006

Author’s Comments

King David did not only sleep with Uriah’s wife Bathsheba, but he ordered the death of Uriah. During that time he continually manipulated and lied about the affair to protect his name from shame, however, when he was confronted by the Prophet Nathan, King David said; “I have sinned against the Lord.”  (2 Samuel 12:13) David’s acknowledgment and his contrite repentance inspired him to write Psalm 51.

Psalm 51: 1-4

Have mercy upon me O God,

According to your loving-kindness,

According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,

Blot out my transgressions

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,

And cleanse me from my sin.

For I acknowledge my transgressions,

And my sin is always before me

Against You, You only, have I sinned,

And done this evil in Your sight

That You may be found just when You speak,

And blameless when You judge.

Regardless of how crimson stained we are, with true and sincere repentance, God will make us whiter than snow. Perhaps, just perhaps, Psalm 51 should be our prayer this night.