++ so you think ++

let's talk about "freedom of choice" shall we?

 

 

 

 

so you think that it makes

 

a difference that one

 

little vote that you cast

 

you choose with such care

as if the results

 

were not already ordained 

 

set out like comfortable jammies

so neat on your cozy bed

your party is right while

 

the others are so wrong and

oh how you hate them

how you spit and you rant

 

about their injustice

your candidate is best

 

standing for something

so did you know?

they are telling you so

you believe what you want to

you believe what they want you to

there must be order you shout

there must be good guys in

 

big white f*****g hats

 

your guy has all the answers

yeah that's what they all say

meanwhile you kill yourself

 

to live here in their world

 

replete and self righteous

this is all they give you

it will never get better

it will only get worse

so much f*****g worse

 

oh my babies

before you realize

you have been duped

 

Author's Note

i re-did an older piece for Poppy's Address Contest
i'm not so good at the political but here it goes :P

Reviews

[Katherine Marie]

Lol - I really like the last line. Indeed, we've all been duped. I must say, I completely agree with your opinion. I like how you intertwined the whole election deal with actual things, like jammies and what-not. I kind of wished you kept that comparison consistant throughout the poem. But otherwise, really good. You get an A. ;)

[Ruth]

And it so will! This is great love..we are so under an illusion! People think they have a vote...it is rigged, all of it...same suit, different man! Great poem! xx

[Tkess]

Bravo my good man. I have another poem called Armistice that follows along the same vein as this piece. Rhetoric banter is just poison. Spit and rant indeed, Kudos.

[Matthew Young]

great poem! its fierce w/ fiery images which is great, considering the theme that comes across in it. it reminds me a lot of Bob Dylan's 'Ballad of a Thin Man.'

[David L. Nelson]

Whoa Bro....! Are you of the opinion that it is still okay to splash truth on the page as if it was free ink? But like they say, the truth hurts and it make ya want ta rub yer eyes with 80 grit carborundum just so you can get a picture of what they have the audacity to put up on the propaganda box. While the masses drink it up like innocent kitten milk n honey and ain't democracy scarce in these neck o the woods.

Nice write. I like the "preordained
laid out like comfortable jammies on your cozy bed"

If you have a chance check out one of my sites:
http://www.authenticvote.com

and read the essay titled: No Kingdom Is This. You might find it fits this situation like a jackboot painted on a right wing foot.

Regards,

David