Robert Gates
current president
of the Boy Scouts of America
has called for an end
to the long-standing ban
on gay leaders.
When addressing the organization
during its annual meeting
he said
"We must deal
with the world as it is
not as we might wish it to be.
The status quo
in our movement’s membership standards
cannot be sustained."
There's another prominent group
that has taken the hard road
of personal introspection
as they choose to bow
to society's slowly-but-surely-changing
tide of opinion
and even say a sad farewell
to the beloved old guard
in the name
of younger
and fresh-faced leadership
which is
Worldwide Pants Incorporated.
This poem © 2015 Emily Cooper.
