Goodbye Nancy Reagan.
From early accusations
that you were returning
the White House
to a pre-feminist era
of fancy entertainment
expensive china
and designer gowns
to your "Just Say No"
anti-drug campaign
to your nickname
at the end of your husband's career
as a "dragon lady"
who wielded excessive power
and astrology
over the Reagan administration
to your vocal advocacy
for Alzheimer's research
and later
for embryonic stem cell research
you led a varied life.
And with your quote
"A woman is like a tea bag.
You can not tell
how strong she is
until you put her
in hot water"
you will be remembered
for the most positive
and least offensive
(either in a triggered visual
or political sense)
modern allusion to "teabagging".
This poem © 2016 Emily Cooper.
