I just finished performing in a musical revue that we worked
on for six months and so I am ready for a little change of pace. I thought this
might be a good time to pull out a little humor from one of my young adult
books.
For background, these two books, A Boy’s First Diary (2007) and Surviving Seventh Grade (2013), both involve the same
characters and are written from the perspective of ten and thirteen-year-olds
as they grew up in the 1950’s.
Since tomorrow is an election day in New Hampshire, it seems
like a particularly appropriate time to pull up one of the pieces regarding
politics as seen by a thirteen-year-old. This is from Surviving Seventh Grade.
Glenn K. Currie
Government Work
Mrs. McGann is our
Civics teacher.
She has been teaching
us how government works.
We’ve been learning
about checks and balances
And the three parts
of government.
She says this keeps
government
From acting too
hastily,
And makes the
politicians
Think harder about
the laws they pass.
I asked Dad what he
thought
About checks and
balances.
He said he and Mom
Talk about that all
the time.
He said most
politicians don’t think
And neither do the
voters.
People go to
Washington
When they can’t get a
real job.
Mrs. McGann says my
Dad was just joking.
They are in charge of
writing the country’s checks,
And making the laws
we live by.
I still don’t
understand who makes it all balance.
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