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Polly’s running--you might say galloping--
                        for a seat in the state senate.
		    She has definite ideas about what     
                 this state needs--besides her, of course.
		      She practically glows with pride 
               when she shares her hopes for our future.
        After each success, which she exaggerates, she declares,
                          "I'm just getting started!"

	   She criticizes predecessors for procrastinating in
		        dealing with pressing issues, 
                  yet she’s sometimes late for meetings. 
                   Her theme song—sung in response to 
                  questions about her plans for bringing 
                    her campaign promises to fruition—
                     is “I’m making progress and will 
                     soon make an announcement.”

          Her kids wonder why Mama’s always kissing 
                            other people’s kids. 
                  They can’t remember the last she 
                          hugged or kissed them.	
  (During recess at school, kids talk about all sorts of things!

               Adherence to moral principles is a must 
                        in this challenging world
                  that cries out for honest leaders. 
                         Polly’s strong on ethics
        except when harmless little fibs are necessary--
                  during tax season, for example.
                    She’s being audited—again. 
      

         At town meetings, she regales the crowd 
               with little home-spun anecdotes, 
                     sprinkling them liberally 
             throughout her campaign speeches. 
                    
     Most attendees clap, laugh out loud, and cheer. 
                  Those who really know her, 
               especially close family members,
        emit forced chuckles and plaster on smiles.
 
                         I will vote for Polly
            only if I’m being held at gunpoint OR 
                        if her rival is Satan.


August 6, 2017, entered in Julia Ward's Polly in Politics  Contest
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