A bonus poem from Joel Nyland.
INSTEAD OF TEA IN THE HARBOR
I'D LIKE TO DUMP
A BUNCH OF NONSPEAKERS
ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN
IMAGINE THE SECURITY DOGS
WAGGING THEIR TAILS AT US
IMAGINE THE STAFF
WITH THEIR CELL PHONE CAMERAS
IMAGINE OUR MUDDY FOOTPRINTS
ALL OVER THE MUDDY STAIRS
WE’D HAVE THE CUTEST AND FIERCEST CRPS
OUR LETTERBOARDS WOULD BE OUR ONLY WEAPONS
OUR SHIRTS WOULD SAY WE BRING PURE LOVE
WE WOULD ALSO BRING A POWERFUL MAGICIAN
HE WOULD TRANSFORM EVERYONE'S BRAIN
INTO AN AUTISTIC BRAIN
A NONSPEAKING AUTISTIC BRAIN
EVERY NONSPEAKER I HAVE EVER KNOWN
CARES ABOUT LIVING CREATURES
POWER IS NOT OUR GOAL
I BELIEVE WE CHANGE THE WORLD
IMAGINE A PRESIDENT LISTENING TO US
IF HE HAD A BIT OF AN AUTISTIC BRAIN
WOW!
WHAT A DIFFERENCE WE'D MAKE
HE’D FEEL LOVE
HE’D FEEL DESTINY
HE’D FEEL RESPONSIBILITY
HE’D FEEL THE POWER OF CONNECTION
HE’D HAVE RESPECT FOR HIMSELF AND OTHERS
HE’D HAVE INTEGRITY
AND THEN WE’D DUMP HIM
Joel- You hit the nail on the head!
Thank you for writing it so well.
‘ Carlos Schaut