DM Babbit Poet Political Verse

An End To the Republic

It's coming,
  don't close your eyes or fall asleep
  the fall of democracy could happen this very week.
Republicans pass bills unread
  that hurt the average Joe, Jill and Ted
  while waiting in the wings to forge more still ahead.
The rich offer no dissent or voice
  sacrifice of  the poor and aged is an equitable choice.

It's coming
 don't turn away your head but still your tongue
 the country may end its once great long run.
Democrats spoke out, read the bill best they could
 but internal debate was unheard and misunderstood
 and questions failed to find an answer or resolve the good.
The corporations - lobbyists in retreat
 proclaim success without defeat
 as the country goes homeless, hungry beneath their feet.

It's coming
 the change we weren't looking for
 a wall to separate us from the external world
land preserved and now restored to open sores,
 promises made long ago now broken once again
 by self centered greedy men.
A newer rule has set in
 that promised change and greatness anew
 forgot to note, it was only for the chosen few.

It's coming as a stormy torrent,
 the fall of the republic now abhorrent
 where average men and women are of no importance;
rules are changed or completely eliminated
 and all that's done is understated
 in the house free people once created.
The rules are worded harsh and bold
 as each freedom is easily sold
 and in the end, falls the republic of free men.

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