Hi friends. I don’t know what got into me but here’s a lengthy exposition of some recent thoughts of Stash. It’s fairly lengthy and written in prosaic form. There are no rhymes. Give it a go and see what y’all think. Stash
Lasso The Unicorn
It’s been in the news a lot lately…
But I’m a bit confused.
U-m-m-m,
Let me begin…
Statistics show that fifty percent
Of new marriages will fail.
That’s a sad fact…
But it’s a reality nonetheless.
It’s also true that
More folks are choosing
To live together
Without the benefit of
A certificate of marriage.
“Living in sin.”, as it was once called.
According to the Census Bureau,
Cohabitation increased by 88%
Between the years of 1990 and 2007.
Just look at Kurt Russel and Goldie,
Brad Pitt and Angie…
But those are celebrities…
There are many many more “regulars”
Who are doing the very same.
Some regard marriage as
An outdated, cultural rite.
One that’s expensive and unnecessary.
It’s passé, they might say.
OK, OK… times change.
Values change.
That’s the way things go.
You don’t have to like it
But you do have to accept it.
And this seems to be
What most folks have done.
Most people don’t even blink at such a notion…
Even when their own progenies
Enter into such arrangements.
This evolution of attitude has extended
To the family unit itself.
Unmarrieds are having children.
Single, “on their own people”…
Both men and women…
Without the benefit of marriage,
Are also having/adopting children.
So far, I haven’t gotten
To my moment of bewilderment.
Thanks for your patience…
Here it comes.
Marriage seems to have been relegated
to the Rosa Parks, back seat position
Of our minds.
Do it if you want…
Don’t do it if you don’t.
No big deal.
It’s an option
And, without much import,
It’s merely tinsel
On the relationship tree.
So…
“The Gays” want to get married now!
President Obama has finally come out
Of his “politically best interest closet”
And has given his luke warm “Amen”
To this proposition.
Arrgh! Jeez! Oy Vey!!
All of a sudden, the kah-kah has hit the fan.
You’d think that someone had proposed
That nuns should kill puppies on Good Friday.
“It’s against the Bible!” they bellow.
“It’s an act against God.” they roar.
“It will erode the fabric of our society.”
“We-e-e-e-’re doomed, if this is allowed!”
Hey!
What am I missing?
The same folks,
Who have marginalized marriage…
Who have nudged it into vague and hazy obscurity…
Who have made matrimony into a nice
But dispensable ritual,
Now want to make marriage into a private club.
They want to restrict its membership.
I don’t understand.
These folks simultaneously
Proclaim marriage as outdated
And unnecessary
But, at the same time,
They decree the holy sanctity
Of this cornerstone of civilized society.
On a “technicality”, this congregation
Would deny loving and committed couples.
The legal ability to do what so many others
Consider a mere afterthought.
They have become righteous crusaders,
And march to prevent
Otherwise devoted and caring partners
From lawfully tying the knot.
This group of Rainbow People…
“The marrying kind”
Represent a true minority…
Not one of sexual orientation
But one of a select number
Who respect, value and hunger for
The validation that comes from
A legally sanctioned marriage.
I guess this contradiction
Of thought and action,
By many “straights”…
This coupling of apathy
With religious outrage…
Is what confuses me.
It doesn’t seem to make sense.
But in living life,
What does?
Stash
