The Filipino Politician Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEFG HHIJHKLM CNOPQH| When he finds his wife in bed with another man | A |
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| The conservative politician feels an ache in his stomach | B |
| remembers the longanisa and the tapa he had for breakfast | C |
| He doesn't know whether to get the doctor or Cardinal Sin | D |
| on the phone He calls one of his bodyguards tells him | E |
| to shoot the man and then his wife He takes his magnum | F |
| from his brief case shoots his bodyguard in the back | G |
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| The liberal politician pours himself a glass of Courvoisier | H |
| remembers a passage from an Anais Nin story | H |
| He is suddenly the one they call the Basque He removes | I |
| his Dior tie his Armani shirt his Calvin Klein boxer shorts | J |
| He puts on a black beret whispers tres jolie tres jolie | H |
| que bonito muy grande my petite amore He joins them | K |
| in bed begins his caresses on the man's calves | L |
| kisses his way up the man's thighs | M |
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| The communist politician does not call his wife a puta | C |
| nor does he challenge the man to a duel with balisong knives | N |
| He stays calm takes out a book of poems by Mao Tse Tung | O |
| Inspired he decides to advance the Revolution | P |
| He takes a taxi to Roxas Boulevard he begins to curse | Q |
| and throw rocks at the American Embassy | H |
Nick Carbo
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The Filipino Politician is a poem by Nick Carbo. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.