A Futuristic Wizard of Oz Remake
I found myself in Kansas, and with dread
saw endless rows of wheat ahead of me,
and so I clicked my slippers, ruby red,
and landed in the role of Dorothy.
Small folks with suckers sang me a sweet song.
Then finally I learned where I must go.
A road of yellow brick I skipped along
beside a lion, tin man and scarecrow.
In Oz I met a wizard not too bright
and wished to be in Kansas once again.
I clicked my heels and then a blinding light
transported me where rice grew on a plain.
A Chinese from two-thousand-twenty-four
said, “Girl, this no be Kansas any more.”
Epilogue: Everyone knew Chinese
and there was Universal Health Care.
Written by Andrea Dietrich/Aug. 27,2012
Inspired by Michael J. Falotico's
"Close your eyes and click your heels" Poetry Contest
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