Children In Charge
( CHILDREN IN CHARGE )
We must be getting desperate
For people who can fill the ranks
Of doctors, lawyers, police,
Even presidents of banks.
When I was young, these pillars
Were imposingly mature.
Now it seems the practice is
To pick them younger every year.
(c) Jasmine Paul 11-19-2014
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