You Do Not Vote Yair Lapid…? A Poem about Change
Zev-I-Am: Will you vote for Yesh Atid?
Undecided Voter: I do not want Yair Lapid; I will not vote for Yesh Atid.
Zev-I-Am: Small businesses with benefits; Prime Ministers with term limits.
Undecided Voter: I back small business benefits; I stand for PM term limits. BUT I do not want Yair Lapid; I will not vote for Yesh Atid.
Zev-I-Am: In healthcare musts he will invest; civil marriage will be blessed.
Undecided Voter: More support our healthcare needs; marriage rights for LGBTs. BUT I do not want Yair Lapid; I will not vote for Yesh Atid.
Zev-I-Am: The mini-markets law he’ll cancel; investigate the submarine scandal.
Undecided Voter: Shabbat fines really need to go; about the submarines I want to know. BUT I do not want Yair Lapid; I will not vote for Yesh Atid.
Zev-I-Am: The nation-state law he will fix; coalition money stopped, no more tricks.
Undecided Voter: Tweaking this law would be appealing; and coalition money is just plain stealing. BUT I do not want Yair Lapid; I will not vote for Yesh Atid.
Zev-I-Am: With Democrats he’ll rebuild trust; he’ll make core curriculum a must.
Undecided Voter: Friendly Democrats would be great; schools sans math I do berate. BUT I do not want Yair Lapid; I will not vote for Yesh Atid.
Zev-I-Am: Knesset ministers capped at 18; energy policy will be green.
Undecided Voter: I can’t stand a pointless ministry; and climate change is a priority. BUT I do not want Yair Lapid; I will not vote for Yesh Atid.
Zev-I-Am: In Arab towns he will invest; from hate politics he will divest.
Undecided Voter: The Arab sector sure needs assistance; political sniping needs resistance. BUT I do not want Yair Lapid; I will not vote for Yesh Atid.
Zev-I-Am: As minister he made burdens equal; he cut deficit, we need a sequel.
Undecided Voter: Serve in the army Haredim should; and cutting deficit is good. BUT I do not want Yair Lapid; I will not vote for Yesh Atid.
Zev-I-Am: Women’s shelters, airport, chug sport too; just some more things that he will do.
Undecided Voter: I like these things I must concede; but I do not like Yair Lapid.
Zev-I-Am: You do not like him so you say; try him, try him and you may; try him and you may I say.
Undecided Voter: Prime Minister, I guess he’ll be; I will try him and we will see.
*****(2024)
Decided Voter: Say, I like Yair Lapid. I’m glad I voted Yesh Atid.
Now our economy is green; now our government is clean. Minorities now feel protected, safety nets have been erected. Israel is as strong as ever, this vote for change was very clever.
I like Lapid as my PM, thank you, thank you Zev-I-’m.
