Electors and Dictators
An election day is upon us,
And many issues may claim a stake.
Such as, can a weakened democracy
Survive, through disbelief and heartache?
Every other issue the ballots present,
Are colored by fraud and fantasy that some believe.
Yet if they silence enough voices to progress,
They'll turn back the clock, without freedom to retrieve.
So important is this vote,
That nothing in history can compare.
As these parties seek to better the other, while
Contempt overshadows compassion with an icy stare.
This fight will be waged on bloody soil,
Where victories' truth may not survive.
While the casualties will continually mount,
And no one knows who will be left alive.
So while the words, spoken with promise,
Offer redemption and greatness ahead.
The deeds must be considered and weighed,
Against what's been lost, and those who have bled.
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