This is not a new thought on my part:
Ten men in tanks and shorts
Run back and forth in the center of
An arena, passing a large ball that
Must be dribbled and
Shot through two hoops, one at
Each end of the court
Though I agree that
This game is great fun to watch
(Here comes ‘the but’)
But—come on, let’s get real and
Answer this question—
Does sinking a large rubber ball
Into a basket command
Salaries worth many millions when
Teachers can barely scrape by on
Salaries still so low that
Many must work two jobs to
Pay their bills while
The low wages of
Aides in our children’s classrooms
Are paid by way of fund raisers in which
The student body raises pledges from
Aunts, uncles, grand parents and
Friends for laps run while
School supplies remain
In such short supply that
Teachers are known to
Buy that which
A world power cannot (?) afford—sooo
Now that I’ve regained faith in
Our nation’s voters, who, having
Watched our democracy threatened by
Right winged White Supremacy, came out in
Droves to stand in line at the polls to
Elect a legislature bound to
Protect the longevity of our freedoms
Isn’t it high time to legislate
Significant amounts of money to
Fund the education of today’s children
(Tomorrow’s leaders) as never before?
And having had my say, today, please
Excuse me as I redirect
My full attention away from
The truly serious subject of
Our offsprings’ under funded
Education toward
Cheering for my over-paid (and
I mean that big-time)
Basketball team knowing that
Once Congress reconvenes
You’ll hear me say
Loud and clear
Go legislators!
Fight for what’s right!
Win big-time by funding educational needs!
🙋🏻♀️🍀🇺🇸🏀Annie
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