At Last a Little Fairness

By Elton Camp Statuesque Resembling a statue especially in dignity, shapeliness, or stillness; especially: having a tall and shapely form (From Miriam-Webster Dictionary) Barbie and Ken dolls have been criticized To attain unrealistic shapes, the viewer tries For those of us who arent children anymore, Theres another annoying practice to deplore Almost every time a statue is erected It defines the body shape to be expected For tall and shapely the subject will be One like real people, you seldom see Not a public park have I ever passed Where a statue of Taft has been cast Why, its far more likely that one will see A representation of stately Robert E. Lee At last, to my shock and surprise, The statue below lay before my eyes Preconceived ideas the artist did eliminate Against fat people, he didnt discriminate

Its about time!