"Current Events"

In good faith, in fifth grade,
We were made to
Face up & interpret & comment
on “Current Events”
.
.
At work there was a meeting
Where the boss was reading
All the numbers to call in we’d be needing
When a national emergency or storm
Comes and falls hard upon our homes.
.
I had to add
“What about when
I’m just sick an’
I’m shovellin’
Manatees
Into oily holes
In my oily..
In my own
Backyard?”


South West Florida/May 4,2o10