The Jumping Bean Poem by Sidi Mahtrow

All have seen the bean in action
Trying to get attention
Jumping from spot to spot
When circumstances get too hot.

The most amazing feat
Is that this actor has no message to bleat
Yet he thrives on attention given
Wether its morn or early even'g.

You hear him click and for an encore
Click - click some more
As he warms to the attention of the season
And jumps for almost any reason.

When placed in a spot too hot,
Escaping is what it's all about.
And he'll move other beans and more
To cause attention to be on a foreign shore.

Interesting, a Generation ago;
Knew what made the bean go,
But the educated ones have forgotten
That in politics, it's always open season.

So when you view the news,
And listen those who accuse
Others of being biased because they don't go along
With the jumping bean's song,
It's because they know that comes a day
When it's time to work not play,
That the jumping bean will leave behind an empty shell
For someone else to dig and delve,
While he flies away to a distant spot
Where it isn't too hot
And will bask in the medals awarded
For the missions started.

But now care and feeding of the bean is critical
For if it gets into water too hot it goes homicidal
And will do whatever is required to survive.
That's the lesson nature teaches his tribe.