[Mpls] Inspiration from PennBro Keith - Bad poetry contest about serious matters

[JIM GRAHAM]

After one of his bouts of never ending rage and violence when a psychotic minister grandfather would "beat the hell out of me and his vengeful God in", my dearly departed saintly grandmother would sometimes put the situation into perspective.  Mama would stoke me and say, "Son, never take anything serious that you can't laugh at. Especially religion or yourself". A little native hill woman from Tennessee, she intuitively knew that anything worth looking at was worth seeing with some humor.  Anything else was not worth even allowing to bother you.   In that vain, after reading "PennBroKeith's terrible attempt at poetry, I propose a "Bad Poetry Contest".  Only rule is that it has to be a serious matter looked at with humor and some ATTEMPT at rhyme or rhythm. (emphasis on "attempt"). Staying positive on this POSITIVE note - The contest is to search for the best of the bad not the worst of the bad.   SO, after re-watching the City Council Committee of the Whole and City Council meetings, where they talked about "Affordable Housing" and some CM's and "Staff" attempted to answer Robert Lillegrens need for actual neighborhood input, I offer the following: An Ode To A Plan Gone Bad -   Oh their words, how they bore me so Telling us something, they don't even know Their rattle and brattle, a pain to anyone's ear As they mumble and stumble, trying to make things clear   Some others who fancy themselves writers, (such as Paul Weir and RT), are challenged to reply in kind. I do not have to issue a challenge to the bad ones, (no offence Keith), you can't keep them FROM replying.   Jim Graham, Ventura Village - West Seward - East Whittier - Western St. Paul - and prestigious North Bloomington -  All located in the all encompassing City of METROPOLIS