The hand had been played and the object of their hatred had emerged untouched

And the jewelry around their necks had finger print indentations from the pearls they clutched

He was gone, the slings and arrows fired from the last four years had missed their mark

But the storming of the Capitol was to be their shining moment, the zenith in the arc

Time slipped away while they spent weeks posturing for the fawning media, describing harrowing moments, shedding alligator tears and screaming for retribution

The major obstacle to this grandiose show was the impeachment definition written in the Constitution

That despicable individual had left office when his time was up and now lives down south

It seems impeachment charges cannot be brought against a private citizen; the oh so obvious ruling left a bad taste in their mouth

On the big stage of Congressional bridge the impeachment attempt was at best a two club bid

Particularly when one of the main players remained out of sight and on this activity called a lid

The defense lawyers doubled the weak offering and walked away with the grand slam

And forgotten middle Americans knew for a fact this was an appalling waste of money and a total sham

But throwing good money after bad to put on this dog and pony show is how Washington conducts their biz

In spite of their democratic grandstanding the House managed to show the world who the dummy is