In Praise of Progressives
They’re a milestone of maturity
Like going from middle school to high school/ Like voting for the first time/Like paying my own car insurance/Like buying my own pet food/Like making my own doctors appointments/Like dancing in bra and panties around my own apartment/Like saying when I was a kid/Like groaning getting up from the couch/Like realizing wrinkles are a sign of a long life well lived/Like considering gray hair an accessory/Like purging what doesn’t add value
They help me see both up close and far away in just one pair to misplace
Sometimes I wish they could help me see what’s coming
Right now I’m happy
Because this morning they ensured I put ground ginger
Instead of onion powder in my oatmeal.
A Picture and a Poem 