The Law of the Land

by Tony Peyser

One thing that really
Sticks in my craw
Is how The Pope treated
Boston’s Cardinal Law.

To The Vatican, Law
Was told to fly
He works there now
And can’t testify.

There still are legal
Church troubles brewing
But Law won’t tell what
His priests were doing.

The Pope told the Poles
"Do not be afraid"
But to Catholic boys here
That promise wasn’t made.

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Tony Peyser provides poems and weekly cartoons for The Santa Monica Mirror and writes the new BuzzFlash column, "Blue State Jukebox." He was also a daily cartoonist for the L.A. Times from 1994 to 1997. You can contact Tony via email at tonypeyser@yahoo.com.

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