Don’t Ask, Do Tell At Wal-Mart Poem by Joe Rosochacki

Wal-Mart is national institution! Big Brother is watching,1984 not!
Here in north eastern Texas every asks directions they are going in terms of closest store,
People hang out, go strolling, meet their friends, and get their hair done,
People bank there, people exercise during inclement weather because in the rural sense,
Wal-Mart is “mall” around here,
I guess that’s what it is like in Kansas.
With Wall Street tinkering on falling below 7,000, the lay-offs,
The failing housing market,
To the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and soon to be Pakistan,
Irresponsible behaviors by Sulemans and Madoffs,
With global climate being in question,
What gives when National Guard soldier, out of uniform and off duty,
Gives her a girlfriend a kiss at Wal-Mart,
She served in Iraq,
Betcha’ people weren’t concerned about her sexuality when she on patrol with them,
As long she had an M-16, at times watching someone’s back,
She survived an IED attack,
The Armed Forces are clamoring for people to enlist,
Yet they are booting combat veterans out, what gives?
Wal-Mart is the area where stings are set up, not for ‘Big Brother’ to catch a kiss,
That a tattle tale witnessed and the government would ordinarily miss.
Amy Brain has served her country well; she’s not some kind of terrorist,
Instead of honoring her 9 years of service she was dismissed.
What Gives?

(2-24-09)