T'was the Night before Electoral College Voting

T'was the Night before Electoral College voting
(The 14th of December if you are noting);

The ballots were all printed and placed with care,
In hopes that the end of the 2008 presidential contest would soon be there;

The 538 members of the Electoral College were asleep in their beds,
While visions of casting their ballots filled their heads;

Only someone in Hawaii’s Office of Records was stirring
In the dark of night inside this stately house
Moving quite stealthily was a man named “The Mouse”
Who was known for his skills in counterfeiting;

He was dressed all in black, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were purposely camouflaged with ashes and soot;
A bundle of tools he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a burglar just opening his pack.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
He pulled out his plates from his large velvet sack--
Engraving tools, special paper and a Hawaii State Seal
Inks of bright colors, a signature book, optic enhancers—to name just a few; the purpose,
An election to seal
He had all his tools lined up for his task
His magnum opus, his mark on history, within grasp.

With the art of a master who excelled at his craft,
He chuckled with glee at what he would gain,
Cash and power that none could disdain;
For in his craftsman’s hand he held the key
The one thing that stood in the way of certain victory
A certificate of birth, with all of the luster
That would pass any test that Keyes and Berg could muster;

Once finished he filed the document under H
He cleared the area so nothing was disturbed
And laying a gloved hand on the door he left so quick
Not even the night watchman saw the light flick

He scampered away with his tools and his sack,
But unfortunately he didn’t watch his back.

Dateline December 15, 2008.
Manny “The Mouse” Fletcher found dead,
A single bullet to his head. No suspects.
Gang violence a possibility given his personal history.

And could be heard from the office of the president-elect,
I got the victory, so don’t mess with Barry.