Ode to TSA

In the aftermath of a day so dark,

We knew for sure there was a spark

The nation and world turned upside down,

While DC bureaucrats ran around

The sky was emptied of the planes

And caused the FAA lots of stuff to 'splain

(We didn’t know then, what we don’t know now)

But surely we have to make things safe,

Searching people all over the place

We needed a force, true and strong

Willing to guard us all day long

Working hard as bees

Screening us from all we see

The nation called for the best,

Finally settling for the rest

The biggest challenge in the race   

Was when mall cops said ... below my taste

So now these 10 years hence

There stands this group, alert and tense

Trained to find threats wherever they are

They know no standard above the bar

We need not fear of death dear friends

While TSA checks each our soiled depends

TSA to their credit it seems

reviewed their process with eye so keen

and found no fault in their approach

for diaper wearing women must evoke

symbols of terror in all us common folk