Agona Apell Poet Free verse

My Horse For a Kingdom

I rode to power on a Midwest horse, 
Bearing amongst the feathers in my cap this terse brief 
from my broken people:
To lay waste to the irksome order
That home and abroad now prevails.
Strained voices break out in the valley below 
And many more in the world across the seas
Bidding me to dismount at once 
And move to saddle the global kingdom 
Of Reagan, Roosevelt, Clinton, ...
That now is mine to ride.

Yet this very kingdom I came to crush;
My Midwest horse, I wouldn't trade for it!
In her neighs, I hear a nay
Forbidding me to consider the bargain.
Her counsel I think I'll heed
For between the two, she's the easier to ride.
A horse that trots on cheap lies
Or a kingdom that floats on costly allies--
That's the question I now confront.

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Anne-Marie Coreggia May 15, 2017 at 7:42 AM She certainly would have been "the easier to ride", but we went the other way, and now the horse is running wild . . . but the truth be told, and that's why I love your poem, what choice did we have? We need a true democratic process, but that entails educated citizens who would care to deeply rethink our current broken mold:) Amitiés Agona Apell May 21, 2017 at 12:26 PM Good question (What choice did we have?). To be fair, I think he was onto something, only he didn't know how to navigate the slippery highways of politics due to inexperience. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the poem.

Eileen Manassian March 20, 2017 at 4:58 PM The title drew me in...and the question leaves me also wondering. Politics has always baffled me. You writing with finesse. Thank you for visiting my poem about my daughter.

Reason A. Poteet February 11, 2017 at 12:48 PM well-put indeed. Choices, choices, there has to be something more substantial than politics or horses. I'll keep my open for more writes from you. Agona Apell February 12, 2017 at 6:56 AM Thanks Reason for the kind words! We wait to see which choice will work for him.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 11, 2017 at 12:27 PM Stellar write! I love the imagery; a fine steed indeed. Cudos, a 7 from me! Agona Apell February 12, 2017 at 6:59 AM Maureen, it delights me to receive your warm words. Thanks for dropping in. And for the 7!