
It is said Nixon could look
down and name each political
district and its incumbents
as his plane traversed the country.
When the clouds
obscured the land,
what then? As if it mattered!
The view out the window
had no importance. It might
as well had been a backdrop
unrolled by stagehands
on a movie set,
anyway for Mr. President
to project his tight grip
on the boundaries
power delineates.
Oh yes, that Nixon, he was removed
Pretty sure this Nixon story was shared when studying with Jon Barlow.