Of Bergholz Bondage

Sam Mullet and the Bergholz clan,
Of the Gaddafi sort you understand,
Snipping the symbols of the church rejected,
As the Old Order status quo disrespected.

The breaking of the Bergholz branch,
The Federal raiding of the renegade ranch,
Dictators unrepentant too proud in fact,
To inquire of the Matthew Shepard-James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

© James Schwartz

Hate crime charges filed in Amish beard cutting
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Poet and slam performer, James Schwartz strives for the simplicity of Cavafy mixed with modern gay wordplay. His book, The Literary Party: Growing Up Gay and Amish in America, was published by in Group Press in 2011.

This Just In

Dear Hackgate-watchers, here's the latest news
About the price I've paid for your abuse.
I'm not a mafioso, heavens no:
You hurt my itsy-bitsy feelings so
That I have left the boards of Times and Sun,
In hopes that this will spike the smoking gun.
Meanwhile, as exec chairman I remain,
To keep the power and outsource the pain.
I'm sinless now as when I first was born -
Yours most sincerely, James the Murdoch spawn.

© Philip Challinor

James Murdoch resigns from Sun and Times boards
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Philip blogs at 'The Curmudgeon' - He insists, "You'll come for the curses. You'll stay for the mudgeonry." Philip is the author of a number of books.