If frog and toad were
running mates
I think they would
get lots of votes.
A few flies might
not vote-but that’s
to be expected.
Leading the pollywogs
out of the muck
recycling tails
and giving jumping
lessons for free.
Even when they
croak, they
live to croak
another day.
A little water
in one place
and they’re set
for life.
They’re truly
independent-
don’t need a
party, running,
or hopping, as
it were, on their
own merits.
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