My February Resolution

Our spring semester writing circle has begun again, thank goodness.  I need the encouragement, spirit and love I receive from my circle of smart women.

One of our writing prompts this week was "what do I need to shake off?"  So easy to answer -- lots of stuff.  But primarily I need to shake off the fear of speaking my truth.

Another prompt was "what brings you joy?"  Easy again -- rhyming.  It's not my greatest joy, of course, but since my brain seems to work in a sing-song sort of way and I spend much of my time knee-deep in music and lyrics, rhyming just comes natural.

My February Resolution is to write every single day, so here is my poem for the week, combining truth and rhymes:

In Honor of  Response to the Koch Brothers

If I had 400 million dollars

To spend any way I would choose,

Would I pay to make voters sway my way?

Or would I buy lots of meals and some shoes?

Would I gather with other rich people

And like-minded right wing statisticians,

And deregulate things which won't make me a buck

Like Medicare and CO2 emissions?

Would I command huge fees for my wisdom?

Say, $10,000 a head, plus your lunch?

Or would it be best to share my smarts freely,

Like Jesus, Gandhi and that bunch?

And then would I consider where all my funds went;

A half million to Ryan -- where is it?

I think I would rather build nice little schools

Where I'd get a hug when I visit

Than pay for commercials and tons of junk mailings -- 

the ephemera of all things political -- 

So white guys in Congress will do as I ordain.  

Sorry, I'm being so  critical

But when I am dead and need money no longer,

What will folks point to and say,

"There's what she did; there's the people she loved;

these things are much better today"?

Peace,

Georgie