Stop the Pointing
When it took John or Bob
or Steve or Rich;
there was never any problem
not so much as a hitch,
but as it started taking
the Marys and Cindys
and the like of which;
some eyes started opening
some even ed,
but the word really spread
throughout the world,
as it started taking
little boys and girls
such as;
the baby Jane’s and the baby Joe’s
the baby Mary’s and the baby Bo’s,
and let’s not forget the baby May’s
nor the baby Ray’s;
AIDS affects everyone
not just the Gays,
so as we sit in our ivory tower
so pure,
Instead of pointing a finger
we should search for a
cure
Copyright ©. 1988 RICHARD RODRIGUEZ.
Copyright © Richard Rodriguez | Year Posted 2019
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