Old White Women

They fired all the docents 

In Chicago. This is why:

They’re mostly old white women,

Though they’re well-informed and spry.

They train for months and volunteer;

That’s right - they earn no pay,

But since they’re old white women,

They won’t be allowed to stay.

They mainly are retired

And, of course, a few are men,

But questions of diversity 

Have cropped up once again.

So someone thought it would be wise,

Despite the years they’ve spent,

To replace the demographic

That they seem to represent.

In New York, I’m a docent

And an old white woman, too.

If my museum follows suit,

There’s not much I can do.