Lonely in Kansas

By Timothy Bovee

Born 1946


On the day my darlin' wife
         Kicked me out of the house
On the day my lovin' son
         Said "Pop, you're such a louse"

I knew the pains of loneliness
         Like I was laid out in a hearse
But then I laughed with happiness,
         Thought, "Man, it could be worse"

Lonelier is a Burger King
         In the Hindu streets of Madras
Loneliest is a Democrat
         Lost in the fields of Kansas

So when I feel my sorrow increase
         I think of that lonely dude
My trials are nothin' next to his
         Stuck in such a Republican 'hood.

DayPoems Poem No. 2679
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