Democracy Under Trump

In this tumultuous political climate
I find both parties irrelevant and obsolete

They do not speak to me and my families’ needs
Neither do these elites know the suffering we go through

Day after day we look for respite from the turmoil of war
Wrought against us and human kind

Their arguments for war aren't compelling, they don't persuade and 
are not in the best interest of the American people or the world's

I cannot drink the Kool-Aid they serve in golden goblets
I cannot and never would
                              
One speaker speaks with a deceptive facade
The other in hate and pseudo outrageous promises

We, the people, are in mental turmoil, confused in crises
The world is in calamity and chaos and they don't care

They speak in tongues foreign to the human heart and spirit
Jeopardizing our national integrity 
 
The Constitution is clear and doesn’t need to be re-interpreted 
The Bill of Rights doesn’t have to be changed, just followed

The world is in serious flux, hazardously in danger
Our Constitution and Bill of Rights are in danger of becoming irrelevant

The people in charge have jeopardized our national integrity 
Forgetting the basic thread that ties us all

Humanity! The welfare of people is what life is about
Integrity is at its root, the heart continues to beat

Our life is not a valuable Royal Delft Blue Vase filled with fragrant gardenias
Nor the life the elite would dare to endure

We are not part of their extravagant life style, but
We do live in the last bastion of those freedoms

Democracy is striving to survive
but is quickly slipping away

Being vigilant and smart thinking is to take the predators to task     
Looters seek positions in government to enhance their status and wealth

People should know America's Freedom is for everyone
The forever struggling Eagle of Freedom will rise from this abyss again.

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Joe Dimino

Date: 9/13/2016 5:08:00 AM

For sure. Enough with these politicians! We need a good Statesman. But most want to change...and not simply follow the perfection of our Founding Fathers. It is Lesser Ego over Greater Substance--and Godless philosophy and behavior over Christ love and presence. Very well said. Having said that, Trump is not nearly bad as portrayed by press. He is not perfect I know, nor am I. But he does seem to believe in the US Constitution, and the sanctity and moral responsibility of our Supreme Court.

Norberto Franco Cisneros
Date: 12/13/2022 12:46:00 PM

What do you say now, my friend, of the 'not perfect' charlatan, pseudo leader, egocentric, greedy, cheater, criminal ten times over, con artist, etc.