The State of Politics
Well, the Feds have gotten another Gov...
Took him to court without much love.
Another corruption trial is on the wend,
Does it seem like these never end?
You've seen him on the TV I'm sure,
Casting aspersions here and there.
"I've done nothing wrong", you can hear him say,
"Just done things in the political way".
Political ways seem to be the trend,
Are they the end, or the "Means to an End"?
The guy who's battling the Feds in court,
Is one of those political sort.
I wonder where these people come from,
We seem to be always stuck with some.
And when their improprieties are known,
Into that light of reality they're shown.
Money, Power, and Greed are at the top,
These are the things that we have to stop.
But we can't do it by sitting around and wishing,
Not while the politicians take junkets to go fishing.
Do you really know how many days they convene?
Have you sent your Rep a letter to try to intervene?
Because things will go on just as they have in the past,
Politicians come first...the Little Guy comes last.
I know of the apathy I will face when I tote,
As an Election Judge, People just don't come out to vote!
So why should we cry when our politicians see,
The advantages they can take...with OUR money?
I live in a state where too many have done,
What their Greed and Corruption have made them become.
But I'm sure that your State, wherever you are,
Isn't untouched by that fate...not by far.
In the meantime we'll watch the trial with a nod,
I just hope that we can wake up to politicians like Rod.
Oh, I love the State I was born in with joy,
You may have guessed, I live in Illinois!
Copyright © Daniel Cwiak | Year Posted 2010
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