April 11, 2025

Dear Mr. [Redacted],

We just wanted to alert you

That with the President's actions

To release all these records,

We've gone through to eradicate

Any identification of your specific designation.

We're so sorry, Mr. [Redacted].

It seems there's been an error,

Your name shows up in all capitals

Proclaiming you saw a saucer,

Precipitating an investigation:

Revelation of nothing but your name,

An oversight of the black marker.

There are no great conspiracies

Unearthed in these long-hidden files,

Just imagination and innocence

Of such simpler times.

Again, we must apologize, Mr. [Redacted]

That you show up on the transcript.

As solace, your name's not so particular,

Unless tied to your location or employment.

Oh wait, it appears another apology is due

For Mr. [Redacted] and the General (rumor) Mill family

Of [censored] New Mexico.

I hope you too can find this funny:

This search for connivance,

Leads to discovery of incompetence.

If you don't laugh, you have to cry,

Don't you, impacted Mr. [Redacted].