The youth no matter where are drawn
to challenges their parents would never share
In the 50’s the challenge was to see
how many persons crammed into a phone booth and not run out of air
In 1959 in Durham, South Africa 25
students aped sardines
Set the record for most persons in
the phone booth scene
Not long after students in America
tried to ape
Came close but could not cross the
record tape
Total frenzy from studying at the library
going on the lam
To see how many persons into a
structure they could cram
From cars to hollows of trees the
publicity race was on
Select tiny men or women not big
hulking brawns
Like all fads and good things, the
craze came to an end
Like a dormant volcano to restart
this humorous trend
The fad has now resurfaced in the
2020 election race
To a sitting president try to replace
24 Blue wanna-bes have thrown their
hats into the primary ring
Now joined by the 25th
hoping a nomination the fates will bring
24 Don Quixotes leaning ever more to
the left
How to rise above will take both luck
and skill so deft
But waiting almost to the very last
to enter
Is a retired rear admiral who would
at first glance seem to be right of center
But his record as a Congressman would
prove otherwise
His potential liberal ideas if
elected should come as no surprise
Trounced Red candidates in his House
races
And won a Senate primary against
Specter who had changed party places
But headwind from the party bosses
Angered over his win against Specter
insured his loss
The long knives were out again when
in 2016 he ran once more
Failed to successfully to even open
the Blue Senate Primary door
His campaign may be doomed to never
leave port to ascend the debate stage
Being a liberal wolf in a rear
admiral’s clothing will not mean a successful campaign to wage
If this poet is wrong the Reds must
be ready to cross his T
Expose he’s not right of center and
too leftist for you and me
© June 23, 2019 Michael P. Ridley aka
the Alaskanpoet
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