I'm No Longer a Poet

I'm no longer a poet—I'm a politician,

for a man is what he does.

I no longer write poetry all day;

that's just a thing that was.

Now I'm a politician—I am.

I scurry around seeking votes;

I spend all my money getting elected—

it's sad there are so many bank notes.

A politician I am, a politician,

and the poet has faded to the back.

The poet in me has been silenced;
he's hanging on the rack.