Electing Apathy

April 26, 2015 — #NaPoWriMo, elections, poetry, politics

Thorny issues

The candidates align on left and right with eager well lit faces

Chirping sound bites with sincere well tested spinning phrases

They will sprawl all over the airwaves, call your home and send mail

Proclaiming vague tattered arguments that strike everyone as stale

We will resume campaigns for presidential power through bribery

Lavish spending on election shenanigans supports the corrupt dynasty

To protect yourself from Republicans and Democrats you must be firm

Political parties spend like sailors spreading untruths to make you squirm

As they trot out their make up and their speeches, reject the fallacious

Look at the images they are projecting and recognize the mendacious

After the spending and insincere rhetoric we elect  the same jerks

As if nobody has been paying attention to the way this all works

NaPoWriMo 2015

Enjoy poetry this month here.  Take time to read and write some poems in April.