“Put the babies back to work.
They’ve had plenty time to play.
No health insurance (what a perk!)
And they don’t demand equal pay.
I’ve heard minors make good miners
Because they fit in tiny spaces.
Our economy is best --not China’s,
Or any of those other places!
So send the toddlers to the mines.
They’ve had enough of a vacation.
(Don’t worry --there’s no fines.
They’ve done away with regulation.)
Don’t be a moron --get that boron!
Lithium for batteries --
Copper for the discerning shopper --
Feldspar for the factories!
About time we put them to use --
We’ve been wasting that resource!
It’s employment --it’s not child abuse!
Wait …
What do you mean, a divorce?”
-extemporanea written July 14, 2020