Morris At Closing Time

“Long time, thirty years”, Morris thought,
Looking at his appointment calendar.
“A lot of fingers in a lot of dams.
Progress, yeah but ...

Chapter numbers are very good.
Members, connections, collections.
Lucky, that his job
Was his cause.

Not the easiest job.
Wearing a bullet proof vest,
Even once in awhile,
Was proof enough.

Of course it was very upsetting
When that hate group posted
His home address and family names
On their website,

Just a few more months
And he’ll be doing other stuff.
Many good volunteer programs
Could use some help.

Morris is imperfect. Not everyone loves him.
Being short, round and in-your-face
Is not always a winning combination.
But he takes pride in his enemies.

If we are judged by the company we keep,
Then the hate of bigots, racists,
Anti-Semites, and other lowlifes
Bears testimony from angels.

“If not me, who? If not now, when”
Is surely a cornerstone of Morris’s beliefs.
No man I know personifies that expression
More fully.