We do not know

what he meant

and he did not know either

but it sounded good

at the time

it flew out of his mouth

like a undigested meatball

he thought he had really

put the reporter down

calling him

a "One Horse Pony"

in his mind

the ultimate insult

a brilliant putdown

he had scored

he thanked the audience

of otherwise compliant reporters

and as his handlers yanked him

off the stage

they kept his condition secret

and tried to soft pedal his gaffe

trying to make it make sense

was it a One Trick Pony?

or a One Horse Town?

how could a horse be a pony?

nevertheless "One Horse Pony"

could not be Unheard

could not be salvaged

it was on tape

the remark will live in infamy

soon to be inducted into

the International Hall of Gaffes.

 

-Sam Hell