shadow of the man

Bill Clinton foreswore meat and lost some weight
but something more went missing in the deal
although as years roll by he's looking great
his passions gutter out on vegan meals
the slickest politician of his age
whose tool-kit only lacked in self-restraint
diminished now he's turned this newest page
less penitent and more aspiring saint
the mind's still sharp, but voters crave the charm
that resonated with both North and South
seducing both the board-room and the farm
with honeyed tongue in such a gifted mouth
deployed to rout the specter of defeat
in Iowa, that battle's waged on meat