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Oh Democracy, 
You, most desirable bride among political systems,
Your suitors have been many throughout history,  
In every part of the world, you were the one
They were after

But

You have declined their proposals, despite the fact
All of your suitors were so charming. 
With great honors tried to win you over by 
Putting your name next to theirs for to allure you to
Sanctify their biased politics,

Thus

The oligarchs
The Despots
The Tyrants
The dictators
The totalitarians, among others,
All 
Have declared themselves your fervent admirers, 
Your ardent devotees to you and to
Your eternal principles 
By 
Wrapping themselves in your heavenly gown and 
Calling themselves your beloved ones 
But 
You unyielding remained for you knew so well
That no-one has succeeded to measure up to the ideals
Your wise father, SOLON,** has set
And 
To the glorious values with which he has nurtured you, 
Those superb principles: 
Of Virtue
Of justice
Of ethics
Of freedom 
Of equality
Of autonomy 
Of self-knowledge
Of responsibility
Of lack of self interest 
Plus 
The paramount devotion to the common good and to the 
Happiness of the people you serve!

It is for that reason, you, oh Democracy, 
Seldom have shown any favoritism to any of your suitors, 
For all fell short of your lofty aspirations 
Thus 
You were, unfortunately, for very lengthy periods of time,
Abused, 
Mistreated, 
Neglected, 
Subjugated and
Exploited by your pretenders:   
The immoral
The unjust
The dishonorable  
The Ignorant
The power thirsty 
The war mongers 
The money seekers,  
Who 
Chose to ignore all that you stood for and openly 
Disregarded the common good and the well-being of 
The people they supposed to serve
For to promote their own interest and those of their cronies  
And by doing so 
Have been ruining the chances of any true democratic society to 
Be established  
For that reason, oh Democracy, I understand you now
Why a spinster, you, have chosen to
Remain!







© Demetrios Trifiatis
     07 April 2019



*I am officially a candidate for the European Parliament with the " Enossi Kentroon " party "Centrists' Union". In the photo ( right) I shake hands with the Honorable President of the party, Mr. Vassilis Leventis . The party is represented in the Greek and in the European Parliament. Elections will take place on the 26th of May. Long live democracy, true democracy! 

** The wise Solon, 7th –6th centuries B.C. was the theoretician that established Democracy. Solon considered the pillars of Democracy to be 
Justice and Virtue, which as you see from my 2306 poems I try to serve! 

*** This is an older poem which I have edited.
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