The Crown They Wear
It is a crown some seek to wear
one that no one denies knowing every lie spared
fraught with deceit and libel and truths in denial
unquestioned for fear of some unknown reprisal.
Followers who praise their traits
refuse to see the majority's distaste
when monies spent is done in foolish haste
and the spoken word is repetitiously a kept lie in place;
perhaps if each could just return to the past
walk steps when time imbues lessons learned that last
and the crown each wears would be set aside in humility's cast;
these are trying times when few cross the lines
when opened eyes could see and ears hear,
the peoples' inherent falling tears;
what has become of honesty and truth
what examples do we set for our youth
do they see the crown upon the wrinkled brow
of liars taking power from the here and now
while obsessive ignorance reigns in their heads
and crowns crease furrows of hate instead;
It is the reign of political pollution
devastating the dream of freedoms de-evolution
change and progress need a new solution.
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