An Affinity With Acronyms (OTUS and OTY)
By CJ Reeves, Army
Writing Type: Poem
By CJ Reeves
Army calls me SATA,
Navy says I’m MATA.
At the SFVA,
Just an average
YATA.
Isn’t that
IRONIC
Or just RHETORIC?
This year I’m PLOTY;
Last year I was
VOTY.
At the CAPO,
I’m never SMOTY.
Sounds so
PLUTONIC
Maybe PEDANTIC.
On CAPITOL hill
Joe is POTUS,
Jill is FLOTUS,
There is no
SLOTUS.
It’s so SATIRIC,
Hint of SEMANTIC,
Just plain
ROMANTIC.
Our first ever SGOTUS,
Will he be
FGOTUS?
And, Justice on
the SCOTUS,
Read your COTUS
On the TOTUS.
Just ask the
VEEP.
Intent here was
DIDACTIC
To employ
neither TACTIC,
Nor make one FRANTIC,
Nor TRAUMATIC.
Not to be
HYPNOTIC,
Rather
HYPOSTATIC,
Or OXYMORONIC!
(To Help You: OTUS--Of The United States; OTY–Of The Year; SATA–
Sergeant-At-Arms; MATA–Master-At-Arms; SFVA–San Francisco
Veterans
Affairs Medical Center; YATA–Joe or Moe; PLOTY–Post
Legionnaire Of The Year; VOTY--Volunteer Of The Year;
CAPO–American Legion Cathay Post (384); SMOTY–Support Member
Of The Year; POTUS–President Of The United States; FLOTUS–First
Lady Of The United States (Wife of President);
SLOTUS–Second Lady
Of The United States (Wife of Vice President);
SGOTUS–Second
Gentleman Of The United States (Husband of Vice President);
FGOTUS–First Gentleman Of The United States
(Husband of the
President); SCOTUS–Supreme Court Of The United States; COTUS–
Constitution Of The United States; TOTUS–Teleprompter Of
The United States; VEEP–Vice President).
Notes: OTUS – Of The United States; OTY – Of The Year; SATA – Sergeant-At-Arms; MATA – Master-At-Arms; SFVA – San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center; YATA – Joe or Moe; PLOTY – Post Legionnaire Of The Year; VOTY – Volunteer Of The Year; CAPO – American Legion Cathay Post (384); SMOTY – Support Member Of The Year; POTUS – President Of The United States; FLOTUS – First Lady Of The United States (Wife of President); SLOTUS – Second Lady Of The United States (Wife of Vice President); SGOTUS – Second Gentleman Of The United States (Husband of Vice President); FGOTUS – First Gentleman Of The United States (Husband of the President); SCOTUS – Supreme Court Of The United States; COTUS – Constitution Of The United States; TOTUS – Teleprompter Of The United States; VEEP – Vice President