They Left Their Residence Behind

They Left Their Residence Behind

They left their residence behind

On Pennsylvania Avenue

To rob their nation all but blind

For being left in open view.

The furniture stashed in some sack,

Or else in boxes shipped away,

Would take a long time to get back,

As it was gone with ’em to stay. 

Not only that—phone lines were cut,

And in a lock a glob of glue,

And dirty notes that who knows what

Was written if it’s even true.

It seems they didn’t understand 

It wasn’t just their property,

That rather was like contraband,

Belonged to Bill and Hillary.

Donations to the Head of State

Are never meant to be their own

Because a gift one would donate

Was only theirs as twas on loan.

So for the nation they have led

A President just represents

The people for the time he’s head;

So also goes his residence.

Just to the nation they stand for,

Elected as they have to lead,

And not in order to make more

In satisfaction of some greed.

But Bill and Hillary forgot

The thing they were supposed to do

Once finding themselves in the spot

On Pennsylvania Avenue,

As other Presidents have done,

Forgetting how a residence

For the election they have won

Is not only the President’s.