Two for the Show - Adam Garfinkle - The American Interest Magazine

April 24, 2007 Two for the Show Adam Garfinkle

Boris Yeltsin climbed a tank
Though his breath from vodka strongly stank.
Just goes to show that bravery's call
May be heard by one and all.

David Halberstam met his fate
Meeting Y.A. Tittle for a date.
The best and the brightest all pass away,
The errors greater for their sway.

Nobody's perfect, to be sure,
But some get famous, a comète d'jour.
When the well-known pass, do we pause to consider:
Hey, how 'bout the rest of the human litter?

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