A January 1, 1998 Inaugural Poem for Rudolph Giuliani

by Robert Lederman


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A January 1, 1998 Inaugural Poem for Rudolph Giuliani

by Robert Lederman

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In New York City

as we greet the new year

our Mayor proclaims

not a thing's left to fear

He's banished all crime

won election victory

the price has been small

just civil liberty

In his "new" New York

where big business rules

Disney, Nike and Fox

will soon run our schools

The Mafia's gone

it's replaced by the B.I.D.s

taking over territory

the Dons promised their kids

He's turned our great city

around on a dime

as Louima found out

it's Giuliani time

Now cops, being only human,

sometimes have a bad day

but there's no need to worry

if they drag you away

They're New York's finest

they're the cream of the crop

if they're beating your head in

(politely) ask them to stop

If that doesn't work

There's Civilian Review

F.B.I., Department of Justice

and you always can sue

Soon you may be arrested

just for crossing the street

at a corner the Mayor's

restricted to feet.

Rudy proudly declares

crime's now at such a low

New York's the safest place

for a tourist to go.

But allow me to risk

our Mayor's hair-trigger wrath

his well-cooked crime statistics

deserve a big laugh.

The crimes we the people

most need to fear

are from city employees

in N.Y.P.D. gear.

And from the dealmakers

running City Hall

where our Bill of Rights

has been turned to the wall.

This New Year brings Rudy's

imperial coronation

in a suit or a dress

he's adored by the nation.

His New Year's Resolution's

now perfectly clear

1998 will be

the Police State's best year.


Robert Lederman, President of A.R.T.I.S.T. (Artists' Response To Illegal State Tactics)

http://www.openair.org/alerts/artist/nyc.html

255 13th St. Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215; (718) 369-2111; e-mail <ARTISTpres@aol.com>


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