President Obama
has signed a bill
that declares the bison
to be the country's national mammal.
Though symbolic
the act is nonetheless
an important reminder
to protect the species.
Meanwhile North Carolina Governor
Pat McCrory
has declared the bathroom gender attendant
(frequently a concerned man
entering a women's restroom
to ensure
that there are no men in there)
to be the state's
next protected treasure.
This poem © 2016 Emily Cooper.
