The Half-Time Show

The half-time show was well-rehearsed

And those who watched it all concurred,

Though I’m not sure if Kendrick cursed;

I didn’t understand a word.

 

There was a message; what it was

Perhaps the younger crowd did get,

But in between the hype and buzz,

One note made me a bit upset.

 

I know for years it wasn’t right

When chorus lines did not include

Performers who did not look white,

Despite the talent they’d exude.

 

Yet now the pendulum has swung,

But way too much; it hasn’t found,

Among those who have danced and sung,

An integrated middle ground.

 

The times are changing, as they tend

To do, yet progress will reverse

If entertainment won’t extend

To casts and crews who are diverse.