Winners and Losers

False promises and bold faced lies From leaders we call men, Too foolish, vain and unwise It’s the election blues again. Feign to believe the web they weave With patient ears we listen, Future balanced if they achieve From deceitful eyes teeth glisten. In principle, fate is our blame Yet in our selfish pride, Our judgment shadows woeful shame Behind scapegoats fail to hide. Ballot fiends they all may be Watching poll numbers, plus or minus three, What will their victory bring to me After January twenty-three. Subsidized youth sports, gun control Child care dollars galore, A policy a day, and truth be told Campaign gifts are a chore. What matters East-West-South ‘n North Is that we get it right, While opponents bicker back and forth By cable, bus or flight. Success depends on unity Without it we’re a wreck, While one side suffers mutiny The Grits give Tories heck. The separatist Bloc` says “Let us go” Demanding sovereign freedom, White margarine and one-tongued-signs Does Canada really need them. The answer is, quite simply, oui` We cannot tear apart, Instead, honor all with dignity And make a brand new start. While men debate with pointed fingers On issues big or small, Our neighbor’s fear of terror lingers With plans to build a wall. Five billion they shall not relinquish While bring East to peace, Infernal war fires ne’r extinguish Diplomacy for lease. Denying partnership in war To Iraq we didn’t go, And up in space where eagles soar Again we said “Oh no”. Canada is not the States Their future is not ours, While Bush comments on us, berates His future quickly sours. When we look back upon these days In golden years of life, Will mirrored lakes obscure with haze Too thick for sharpened knife. Or does the future hold great treasure For Canadians, one and all, With strength and courage beyond measure Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Like years before, each voter chooses With hopes and dreams of change and glory, But in the end there’s winners and losers Different writer, same old story. Scott Goldsberry December 30, 2005