by Jesse Millner for the honorable Rick Scott, Governor of FloridaIt would be nice if writing a sonnetcould help you learn how to build a jet engine,and nicer still if reading a poemcould help you find a cure for metastasized cancer.It would be nice if your future salarygave you bonuses for good metaphors and similesand guaranteed a rosy retirement incomeif you filled your lines with vivid images and flowers.But these days, all the images are dourlike our bald governor’s face.

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