As newscasters and other political junkies are fond of pointing out, only a few weeks remain until November’s midterm elections. And fewer remain until the deadline to register to vote.
Midterms
It’s not a freight train
barreling down
It’s not a tornado
threatening
but it is big
it is looming
and it kicks your blood
up a notch
In a roll
that might just catch your breath
midterms
not the tests at school
the ones that see if you’re learning
these midterms are the big ones
the life test
to see what the country
is teaching you
so study u, buttercups
get that voting face prepared
and that voting finger
poised
this is a test you cannot fail
this is a test your life might actually
depend upon.
