If I Can Be So Bold
Thinking of Thanksgiving Day
And its required feast
Makes me think it’s time to say
Which things I like the least.
For giving thanks for what we’ve got
Is kind of getting old,
Since there is much we hate a lot,
If I can be so bold.
Like a certain politician
Calling his opponents “vermin,”
Reminiscent of the disposition
Of a certain German.
Or protests lately in the news
With hostages forgotten
And blame set only on the Jews,
In speeches misbegotten.
Or keeping guns but banning books
And spreading lies much faster
Than it can take to stop the crooks
From causing more disaster.
Or watching as our planet aches,
Despite each expert’s warning,
Repeating all those past mistakes,
Preparing us for mourning.
I could go on but I will not,
Yet gathered ‘round the table,
I’ll ban these thoughts and find a spot
For thanks, if I am able.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2023
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