TALLAHASSEE - A writer for Gov. Jeb Bush's office <br />resigned Tuesday, citing news reports detailing <br />allegations of plagiarism and sexual harassment while <br />a senior editor at a Jacksonville newspaper. <br /> <br /> * * * <br /> <br />First of all, I didn’t touch her. <br />Sexual harassment? <br />An electric shock of a term, <br />But the charge is negative. <br /> <br />OK, I touched her <br />But I was being friendly, brotherly <br />I didn’t touch her ass <br />Or her breasts <br />Perfect though they may be <br /> <br />I’m in church on Sundays <br />Most Sundays. <br />With my wife <br />Married nine years <br />Two kids <br />Here’s a picture <br /> <br />They just wanted me out <br />They think I’m disloyal <br />Just because I questioned things <br />Just because I thought it might be useful <br />To come clean <br />About the governor’s alcohol problem <br />I never said we should reveal <br />His interludes with hookers <br />Everyone forgives drinking <br />An A-list failing <br />But not hookers <br />And not drugs <br />Unless they’re prescription <br /> <br />Secondly, I never plagiarized <br />Anything ever at any time. Not ever. <br />Of course, it’s impossible to be completely original <br />So perhaps you can find traces of others in my writing <br />It wasn’t intentional <br />Maybe some things crept in <br />I had been drinking a lot <br /> <br />Normally I wear a crucifix <br />I don’t have it right now <br /> <br />Here. Here’s another picture <br /> <br /> * * * <br /> <br />'It's unfortunate, ' Bush spokesman Jacob DiPietre said Tuesday. <br />'This is a difficult time for him and his family. We accepted his <br />resignation and we wish him well.'<br /><br />Michael Philips<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/not-guilty/
