Political Futility

No more new year resolutions,
 no more lie on government restitution,
 no republic can survive its dilution
 no more pandemic blues,
 no more wild-eyed cons[iracy cues
 no more revenue that's due,
just a prayer for every ordinary me and you;

give me liberty, opinion and my own discretion
 a say in the congressional gridlocked sessions
 and give me my freedom of choice,
 keep your Beemer, Lincoln, Lexus and Rolls Royce,
 help me vote, let me speak my voice;

let me give my fair share
 how much do you care
 about health, hunger, poverty and medicare,
 brother do you have a dime to spare,
 is anyone with common sense there?

Where are the children too long missing
 who's corporate behinds are you now kissing
 what's with all the anger and the hissing,
 end these shootings, hate fires the looting dissings
 help the homeless and the poor, stop the dismissing
 are your senate raging rants just visual political pissing?

Schumer, Pelosi, Manchin, McConnel and McCarthy
 what is the point of your political party,
 you play your little games of cat and mouse
 while nothing is done in Senate or in House?

Get to work, do your jobs
 stop the lobby dance and cut the hobnobs,
 too long perhaps you hold power
 all governments are now, equally soured
 while the general population is deflowered.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Lindley Avatar
January 17, 2022 at 2:29 PM
Now this is a powerful gem that righty shows its depths and magnitude of truth! A definite fav and a true delight to have read too. God bless...
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