11-05-2022, 11:55 AM
I hate taxes so much
I went to the aquarium today
It was amazing to see all the big fish
I wonder if the crocodiles and beavers
Are happy in their habitats.
On our way out they ask
Did you see the penguins?
There's a whole other museum to walk through.
Room after room of taxidermied animals.
Herds of buffalo, bears, goats, deer
Packed with foxes elephants pheasants
Displays of hunting cultures
The US extermination of buffalo.
Teddy Roosevelt everywhere
Conserving national parks
Killing endless animals.
The thrill of extinguishing life
What's to stop the necessary evil
From going too far.
Who's going to take the time
Unless they're being paid.
We pay the taxes to keep the heads
In museums, and not piles of glorified extinction.
It's not a poem, I hate taxes but we need them.
I went to the aquarium today
It was amazing to see all the big fish
I wonder if the crocodiles and beavers
Are happy in their habitats.
On our way out they ask
Did you see the penguins?
There's a whole other museum to walk through.
Room after room of taxidermied animals.
Herds of buffalo, bears, goats, deer
Packed with foxes elephants pheasants
Displays of hunting cultures
The US extermination of buffalo.
Teddy Roosevelt everywhere
Conserving national parks
Killing endless animals.
The thrill of extinguishing life
What's to stop the necessary evil
From going too far.
Who's going to take the time
Unless they're being paid.
We pay the taxes to keep the heads
In museums, and not piles of glorified extinction.
It's not a poem, I hate taxes but we need them.
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