Who's Got Time For Politics
Who's Got Time for Politics?
I had the kids in tow,
as I was walking out the store.
A nice lady with a clipboard
enquired who I was voting for.
"I'd like to help you out," I said,
"but I've got a lot to do.
Y'see these two are late for school
'cause we just got jabs for 'flu."
"I have three jobs
and it's testing my endurance.
Sixty hours on the best of weeks
and I still don't get insurance."
"I can't put my kids in day-care
'cause I can't spare a dime.
I barely make slave wages;
of course, no overtime."
"And if I quit one job
I can't get unemployment.
I'm lucky that my partner
is on a third deployment."
"I spend my spare time on the phone
trying to get prescriptions,
that won't require another mortgage.
It's giving me conniptions!"
I'd packed my groceries in the hatch,
and strapped the kids in tight.
"You're very nice, and you've a job,
and I hope you do it right."
"Sorry I couldn't be more help,
but they're all crooks and lunatics!
With all this stuff that's going on,
who's got time for politics!"
- Grim
Copyright © Frederick Leeper | Year Posted 2020
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