What Are You Trying to Hide, Mr. T?

What are you trying to hide, Mr. T?

What do you fear we will find

In your secret tax returns?

Let's see.... What springs to mind?

 

Are there more illegal dealings

With Cuba? Maybe so.

Or maybe more deals with Russia

Than we want to know?

 

Regarding charitable causes, perhaps

You don't want us to see

That you are not as charitable

As you let on to be?

 

Or maybe you don't want us to know--

And thus prefer to stall--

That while we pay our federal taxes,

You pay none at all?

 

You talk of reasons for nondisclosure;

The reasons are falling apart.

You smugly say that not paying taxes

Shows that you are smart.

 

Could there be something going on

That's even creepier yet?

When the topic comes up you seem

To break out in a sweat.

 

You expect transparency

From others. Isn't that true?

But heaven forbid if others expect

Transparency from you!

 

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Reviews

[Tori Jones]

Very nice flow of words, and I love the rhyme sheme...Great job!