Incumbents Poems - Poems about Incumbents

The Forgotten and Fluctuations of Awareness

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"The Forgotten and Fluctuations of Awareness" 

When the crime 
was committed,
the writing 
was already on the wall,

no one listened. 
It climbed insidiously
out throu...

The Bosses Son

...you may try to make us feel inferior
strutting around with head held high and mighty
i wonder
is it for our sake
or just to cover up thy own inadequacy
fumbling your way around the factory floor...

Aftertaste of Power

...AFTERTASTE OF POWER

Power tastes like food 
Intoxicates like spirit 
Transient on the tongue 
To good and bad incumbents 
It's just awhile on the throne .
Aftertaste may be sweet 
If not, it...

We the Foolish People

...We the Foolish People
By Franklin Price
11/22/2019

We the foolish people, who follow party lines
Deserve what we are getting, when we're ignoring all the signs

The ones that we've elected , ...

Free Advice To Those Who Would Be King From the Thiruk-Kural With Notes

...Free advice to those* who would be King from the THIRUK-KURAL with notes
[*like presidents and prime ministers of declining (falling or fallen) nations]

K381: padaikudi kuulamaiccu nadpuaran a...

Marxism For Dummies 12

...The thorns-in-sides are various
which mar incumbents’ slumber.
Could Belgium bear Lumumba?
Would Britain brook Makarios?

There’s Bolsheviks or Mensheviks,
Parnell or De Valera:
Marat had Robe...

Hello the House and Senate

...Hello the House and Senate
By Franklin Price
10/21/2016

Hello the House and Senate
Democrat, Republican
To all of you in Washington
Every elected woman, man

To incumbents in position
I wo...

If

...If
By Franklin Price
10/15/2016

If someone told you years ago
We'd be in the state we're in
If  they said it would be such a mess
To solve none would dare begin

If All in Washington buried...

The Media Presentation

...The Media Presentation
By Franklin Price
10/13/2016

The media presentation of the Clinton and the Trump
Has her as Wonder Woman and he as Forest Gump
Campaigning mostly negative, Republican an...

A Citizen

...A Citizen 
By Franklin Price
10/1/2016

A citizen who's silent
Who has a horn to toot
Who's words, if said, are  meaningful
Unsaid, are always moot

Citizens, without opinion
On the daily t...

I'M Really Quite Confused

...I'm Really Quite Confused
By Franklin Price
6/18/2016

I'm really quite confused about our politics today,
And of the selfish things they do and all the games they play
Super delegates are used...

Voting In November

...Voting in November
By Franklin Price
6/16/2016

Voting in November
Is a very scary thing
Especially for the president 
What will either of them bring?

He is quite outspoken
To the point of...

Learning Curve

...Bobby Stokes pined to be a politician.
He was bright, idealistic, full of ambition.
But in office he forgot
what he clearly should have not.
Incumbents heed a dirty tricks tradition....

Keep the Ship of State Rocking

...Like ostriches, politicians bury their heads
While homeless, starving families go unfed
Voters see the game, know how it's played
Upheaval awaits on election day

Say what?  You're not registere...

Incumbents In Jeopardy

...Washington in flux
Stimulus dollars squandered
Corporate big wigs laugh --
Ignorant approach rebuked
Voters cast out incumbents...

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