A Man Who Thought He Was Wise Poem by Douglas Scotney

A man who,
unlike his two predecessors,
gets to where he is
by being wise,
would know
that giving the Speaker's job
to a socialite
who'd soon be 72
would mean she'd need a chopper,
and a travel perk or a few,
to maintain her socialite standing.

Such a man
would have brought that friend
down on purpose;
would be a bad friend.

If he says he didn't know,
we can be assured
he's not wise at all,
and became PM by fraud.