A Questionable Campaign Decision

Jasmine Orthepedic was a young attractive woman the afternoon she graduated, back in ‘63, But when I saw her running for the mayor of Cincinnati as - Jeremiah Oglethorp - the fact occurred to me That, only twenty years ago, this very human being was actually crowned the queen - not king - of Piccadilly High... And I began to wonder - if my eyes had not deceived me - what the cause might be for her to change from - girl to guy! She’d dated half the guys I knew, and had a reputation for just how easy - gettin’ a chance at sleepin’ with her - was! It must have been genetic, I promptly ascertained, ‘cause changin’ sex ain’t somethin’ that a prudent person does. I thought about it - long and hard - pretty well convinced the person in the advertisement was - despite the name - Actually Orthepedic, who - being a clever girl - saw to it their first and last initials stayed the same. But now that he possesses what he feels will make it easier to one day reach his goal of giving politics a whirl, I’ll be voting otherwise, regardless his opponent…‘cause I believe he should have run for office…as a girl. And FYI: I'll be posting a bunch of my AUDIO files over the next few months, most from my 4 new AUDIO-CDs, along with many more text files from my several books of verse. (Only a few CDs and books left - 2-9-21). Because, as with most poets, it simply depends on the mood I’m in at writing time, my verse, as you’ll discover, varies greatly from lightheartedly comical pieces to meaningfully poignant works. If you happen to like my style, and appreciate the variety, please visit my website’s at - www.writerofbooks.com. Cheers, Mark Stellinga