I Want a Supreme Court Justice
Early morning hours
October 6, 2018
I want a Supreme Court Justice
Who did not assault Christine Blasey Ford
Or has been accused of assaulting Christine Blasey Ford
I want a Supreme Court Justice
Like me,
Who was usually the last one to make a move
At that age,
Who got dumped repeatedly
For failure to initiate contact
I want a Supreme Court Justice
Who is more judicious
About the way he uses his words
Who is more judicious
And doesn’t blame the Clintons
I want a Supreme Court Justice
Who could only be accused in college
Of reading 'The Tenderest Lover'
By Walt Whitman
Out loud, at keggers
Who could only be accused of dropping his trousers
While skinny dipping with friends
I want a Supreme Court Justice
Who never made the first move
Because the thought of intimacy
Without consent or encouragement
Wasn’t just off-putting
But was physically revolting
I want a Supreme Court Justice
Who didn’t assault Christine Blasey Ford
In ’82 or ‘83
And again in 2018
During his televised job interview
For the Supreme Court
I want a Supreme Court Justice
Who will always think of a victim first
I want a Supreme Court Justice
To be considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee
Not made up of just two US Senators per state
Regardless of population
America would not have happened
Without this mixed representation
Of the States and of individuals
But America exists now
And California deserves a few more Senators
Than North Dakota
New York deserves a few more Senators
Than Idaho
I want a Supreme Court Justice
Who is a woman
I want a Supreme Court Justice
Who aced their televised job interview
Kind of like Christine Blasey Ford
I want a Supreme Court Justice
Who still has a copy
Of 'The Tenderest Lover' by Walt Whitman
Like me,
In their home library