Scandals

Scandals

A scandal makes a good story
As when the minister runs off
With the Sunday school teacher,
Or the homeland security official
Is entrapped in a chat room stirring
Little girl’s libidos with sex talk.

A scandal, like a horrific car wreck
Breathes a sigh of relief from those
Uninvolved bystanders, thankful that
The spotlight shines elsewhere, and
For now at least they are safe from
The scrutinous eye in the sky.

A good scandal cleanses and heals,
Adds color to otherwise drab lives.
Turns ordinary eggs into Faberge
Masterpieces. We revel when the
Sleezy are captured, the wealthy
Have tumbled, and the mighty have
Fallen. Like peacocks we strut and
Tell our children how good we are,
How bad they are. Scandals make
Good stories.