LITANY FOR THE EMPEROR
I don't want to fight your war.
I want to make apple sauce.
I don't want to fight your war.
I want to make the bed.
I don't want to fight your war.
I want to make cookies.
I don't want to fight your war.
I want to make love.
I don't want to fight your war.
I want to make it over to my friend's house.
I don't want to fight your war.
I want to make a poem.
I don't want to fight your war.
I want to make it to work tomorrow.
I don't want to fight your war.
I want to make a salad.
EASY AS PIE
The Emperor divides the world
into two parts:
the Good and the Evil.
If you don't want to accept that,
The Emperor says
you are Evil.
The Emperor declares himself
and his friends:
Good.
The Emperor says as soon as
Good has destroyed Evil,
all will be Good.
Simple as one, two, three.
Clear as night and day.
Different as black and white.
Easy as pie.
— David Budbill, 2003
