Who Calls the Shots Eh

kids are all tested
on reading writing and arithmetic

trade workers are tested
to ensure they know what standards fit

industrial and institution leaders are tested
before they take over to eliminate personal 

why then are presidential candidates not tested
for their humanity and mental abilities as well as their logic

reagan was who many wanted and he was tested
and proved out of it by dementia but allowed to stay on as a patriotic

t-rumps uncalm can't walk talk think (his education bought not tested)
his traits more serious than just symptoms of a frontal lobe that no tick  

daily he threatens to overthrow election results if he's bested
this shows his ego's panicked and seeks a legal trick to remain the big dick

got to quit the us-against-them and we'll-not-be-bested
demon-cracy's not democracy and doesn't deal with all sides like the sick

many democracies health care systems beat that of the wont-be-bested
more than two political parties (a voice for all sides) and acceptance the trick


stan sand
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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