Traditions For the Next President

Traditions for the next President by Edmund Siejka Why is it that a President Is always a Boss Never a worker? Always a schoolyard bully Never a hero? Always a pretender Never a king? I want an average Everyday kind of person For President. I want a President who owned a small business Worked 14 hour days To keep his store afloat. Or a wait staff In a busy diner Working back to back shifts For tips and loose change. I want a truck driver and his wife Who scrimped and saved So their kids could go to college. Couldn’t one of them be President? How about someone born of recent immigrants for President? Whose parents didn’t speak English But who made something of herself She could teach us about determination and overcoming hardships. Or a veteran? Yeah, don’t forget about them Didn’t they serve when a lot of people were busy going to college? For President I want that retired schoolteacher Who taught bored teenagers And still managed to keep her sanity. I want to know why this isn’t possible.