Politico's Grin

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When you grin good
in the glare of publicity,

     no hint of your dark disdain 
     the masses should see

as there you dole out mere 
morsels to mere mortals,

     wangling their votes, you've 
     got no scrupples for morals.

     
But your thinly varnished
ill-repute does attest

      to the myth of the truth 
      of your loud oaths at best.

Yet, you flaunt your self-serving 
      generosity

      as you grin good
      in the glare of publicity!

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Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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