Whose side are you on?

Businessmen
and their lackey reps
are crying

because they now have to
concern themselves with a workers
human right to good health.

They claim they'll be destroyed
just like when we demanded
safety standards and the 8 hour day.

Boss man John threatens
lower wages and lost jobs
like knifepoint.

He'll be damned
if the cost comes from
his profits or salary.

After all, he only earns
2 mil a year, and so what
if your kid can't see a doctor.

Whose problem is it?
Whose side
are you on?

Lesson

I teach History.

This week I taught the election -
popular votes and
the electoral college,

confusing enough,

but also the peculiar
personal economics
of the school levy.

So I explained
to the trumpet player,
a point guard, the actor and
his friend who paints,
a drummer and a quarterback
along with many others

that their grades are good,
school scores are high,
and their parents should be proud,
but voters didn't agree.

So, those programs you love,
that make you you,
that help you get through,
are unfortunately nonessential.

I am a teacher.
Some lessons
are more difficult
than others.

Election Day

It's 6 a.m..  In hotel rooms outside
Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus an army
of lawyers prepares for battle.