I've been looking through my poetry recently and realized it's a touch negative. I have, after all, been writing about the insanity that is today's GOP. However, this week I've been working from home and spending a long time among my loving, liberal family and it has grounded me.
So I'd like to present an ode to why I am a liberal. I hope it resonates with you.
Below the fold....
I want to live in a society that cares,
And gives everyone a chance.
No lottery of birth, or fortune with heirs,
An equal opportunity to advance.
It shouldn't matter that your are empty-handed,
You have the right to be healthy.
You should not be left sick and stranded,
And only get care if you're wealthy.
Is it fair to work long without sleep
And bring home a tiny fraction
Of those at the top of the heap
And be a victim of the firm's contraction.
There is no commerce without spenders,
No business without the nation's roads
Without borrowers there are no lenders,
And your empire starves and implodes.
I don't care if you are gay,
and married you want to be.
You should all be free to worship and pray,
And as a non-believer I should be free.
I am liberal because I belong,
to a society of many,
Working together we are strong,
Divided, the wealthy get our penny.