The Time Has Come

The time has come to damp down gridlock and polarization For the country's citizenry to treat each other with basic decency To stop resorting, at the slightest offence, to righteous indignation The time has come... The time has come to stop shouting and screaming, to restore civility To stop finger-pointing accusations and character assassination To stop the invective, the slander, the libel, and to act with dignity The time has come... For leaders to get off their soapboxes, to cease the endless bloviation Not to promise 'free everything,' to promote fiscal prudence, feasibility To acknowledge the populace's apathy, to lift the veil of total frustration The time has come...