by Jan Schreiber
“A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones
Won’t Be ‘Assembled in U.S.A.’”
—New York Times
Jill wants a job,
Jack wants one too,
But Apple wants
A little screw.
Here where the flag’s
Red, white and blue,
No factories make
A little screw.
But search in China:
In Zhengzhou
They’ll fabricate
A little screw.
Want full employment?
Here’s a clue:
Know how to make
A little screw.
More than a billion
(Going on two)
Chinese can thank
A little screw
For jobs that here
Aren’t coming through
For want of just
A little screw.
Jack and Jill wait
Till they turn blue.
Life’s bleak without
A little screw.