“I am not in favor of suffrage for women until I can be convinced that all the women desire it; and when they desire it I am in favor of giving it”– President William Taft, 2/2/1909
For a man who speaks of a woman’s desire
President Taft has slid off the lid
By failing to acknowledge to what we aspire
Use your charm with jiggling belly and crooked smile
To which, my desire for suffrage is more encouraged
I wouldn’t give up my vote for the jewels of the Nile
Go milk your cow Mooly Woolly
Outta my way, I gotta battle to fight
Smashing china and chains of domesticity
On what a woman desires, you and I disagree
Like bathtub you got stuck in, this debate is tight
The strongman pulled with all his might
And still couldn’t get you free!
Your vice-president is missing, I hear
There are many candidates at your front door
Women who work hard everyday of the year
We are an army to fear
With nothing to loose, and everything to live for
President Taft give us the vote, we stand and cheer!
Lynn Mari, © 2010.
