A Letter to Aunt Em

Aunt Em received a letter from Dorothy--

A curious one in which she said

That even though she liked it in Oz,

She'd rather be back home instead.

 

Then she told her aunt about

Something she'd never seen on the plains:

A person lacking THREE important

Things: courage, a heart, and brains!

 

"The Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Lion, of course:

Each lacked ONE of those three things.

It's scary to know there's someone who

Possesses NONE of those three things."

 

Aunt Em replied, "I know it's strange

To find someone who lacks all three.

But I'm afraid you're not in Oz;

You’re in Washington, D.C.!”

 

-by Bob B (4-20-25)

 

(inspired by an anonymous Facebook post)