I'M Just Getting Started

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