Man of the Past

I really did write this one at the Cleveland Zoo!

MAN OF THE PAST

 

I sat on a bench, at the zoo,

And watched the people passing through,

Pointing at each cage, they passed by,

Following a fact-filled guide;

Well, it really seems to me

That the wrong creatures are free;

Could you imagine the tour booklet,

With each person listed in it;

Stay away from the bars;

This man couldn't; he'd stay for hours;

Adults, you may, step up this ramp

To view our latest bevy of vamps;

Next, the forever cheating husband;

His knuckles swollen from an overactive wedding band;

Here is the american housewife;

Chocolates and soap operas are her life;

Now, we have the president of an inflated country,

Where as along as you're free, it's alright to go hungry;

Let's pass by the liberated women;

They have no real cause; they just fight to win;

We have reached the drug pusher;

To our children, a new type of candy vendor;

At last, the intelligent criminal;

He does as he pleases and he does well in jail;

Closely view the teens of today;

These were so violent, their parents run away;

Here is a conservative, moral man of the past;

He is a dying breed, that can not last.

Author's Note

Before you get mad at me about the stereotypes of housewifes and liberated women, I am not talking about all housewifes and I have no desire to be liberated; I love being pampered and put on a pedestal. However, I think that you have to keep a man's house organized for him, because he wants to come home to a hot meal, a hot wife, and a warm and cozy castle. Also, I am not talking about all teenagers.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the description of the people. Sometime I see sadness and confusion in the eyes of people. A lot of people have a heavy weight to carry trying to keep a float in this world. I like your author note. A entertaining poem.
Coyote

[Susie Q]

If all of these ungodly people were housed in the zoo, instead of the animals we love to see, there would be an empty place. Even the animals have more sense.

[Sakib]

Nice thought. Really interesting and eye catching. I liked the flow of the poem. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

[Marie Harrison]

Interesting, I like the concept. However I think soap operas are a little outdated.
Most of them are being shut down now. Would have been nice to see a sex addict passing his day with porm. Nice poem.