A Swimmer Named Kennedy Poem by Ted Sheridan
A Swimmer Named Kennedy
When someone is a person of questionable integrity
and they have committed dubious acts in their past
many years of civil service to society and then they suddenly are befallen
with a fatal disease; (other than Liberalism….which is only a mental disorder)
why is it then that we always proceed to elevate
these immoral people to a higher level of respectability?
With no marginal reason ever given for their existence….
In memory of Mary Jo Kopechne (July 26,1940 – July 18,1969)
Who was left by United States Senator Ted Kennedy to drown in his car
after he drove it off of a bridge and into the water below; while intoxicated after a party. Senator Kennedy was married at the time of the accident and did not report the accident until much later that morning.
Senator Kennedy has never to this day claimed any responsibility for his actions.
Senator Kennedy has been recently diagnosed with brain cancer, and that is tragic,
but it doesn’t change his questionable character.
2008 © TS
I like what Ally says (well, I don't know about Karma) . I like this Ted it works well as a modern eulogy. There is no sentimentality but the passion is certainly there.
Brave and true - swimming away from responsibility is never a defence. Rgds, Ivan
Eulogies seldom focus on the 'pigmy self' of the corpse - so too for those whose past has been covered by the scarves of time and grey locks. You're right of course, the crime was horrendous. I suppose karma has a way of finding its own equilibrium. love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Delivering Poems Around The World
Poems are the property of their respective owners. All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge...
4/24/2024 7:29:06 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Yes. You are right in your own way!