New York City's new mayor
Bill de Blasio
today chose to boycott
the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
on Fifth Avenue
because of its policy
that prohibits all displays
of gay identification.
Ann Northrop
a member of advocacy group
Queer Nation New York said
"To say that gay people
should not march
as who they are
as out Irish gay people
when the police
and fire departments
march as who they are
is just hypocritical
and nonsensical."
Lucky the Leprechaun
spokesperson for Lucky Charms
a pastel-colored
marshmallow cereal
which has long been sold
in a bright red
and rainbow-adorned box
could unfortunately
not be reached for comment.
This poem © 2014 Emily Cooper.
