Not too far in the future
A week from Tuesday next
Will mark a special moment
For an influential text
They’d won a war for freedom
The northern and the southern
And now they had to show the world
They had the skills to govern
From May until September
They met and talked and crafted
A plan to form a union
Which select committees drafted
It came about through compromise
And surely had some flaws
But did something remarkable–
It framed liberty with laws
The rule of “We the People”
With monarchies contrasted
But through care and amendment
No plan has longer-lasted
Some smart guys (most with tenure)
Use Op-eds now to state
The Constitution’s dangerous
And clearly out-of-date
And though through jurisprudence
The marvel has been polished
It’s lived beyond its usefulness
And ought to be demolished
I’ve often seen a pundit
Even quite a skilled one
Tear down an institution
But it’s rare to see them build one
But let’s see what you have in mind
Every word and letter
You say you have the answers
Show me something better