Withholding Tax for 2024

by David L. Williams / February 9th, 2025

It’s tempting to not pay taxes this year,
an anti-U.S. President in store,
his cold disdain for all that most hold dear,
and revenge tours, plus promises of gore.
It seems a bad investment. I should spend
on laws that have been voted for, at least,
not machinations of some madman’s whim,
but ones which try to move us towards our best,
not worst. And if it turns out not as cheap,
at least the money won’t be spent in court
to keep the lunatic up on his feet
and not in jail, but since he’s not the sort
to go down without bold counter attack,
he’ll act as our tax dollars have his back.

David L Williams is retired from 34 years teaching high school English in Lincoln, Nebraska, his primary residence since he went to college there in the 80s. His poems appear in numerous publications, including Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Masque & Spectacle, Live Nude Poetry, Sublunary Review, and The New Verse News. Find more about David and his poetry at Class Words. Read other articles by David L..

This article was posted on Sunday, February 9th, 2025 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.