Canon
By LA Felleman
Ruined for any other leader
by Captain Jean-Luc Picard
he of properly British firmness
righteous indignation in brief bursts
tonight he saved a species from extinction
last night he argued for android civil rights
an hour (less commercial breaks)
all the time he needed to solution.
Spoiled for any other approach
taking more than 60 minutes
to spare a planet from its ignorance
while I tidy up the place
LA Felleman is an accountant in Iowa City. She organizes a writers open mic at the public library (or via Zoom during pandemics) and serves on the advisory council of Iowa City Poetry. Her first chapbook, The Length of a Clenched Fist, is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press.
Find her here: http://lafelleman.blogspot.com/
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