Making Wise Choices

When an election affects you directly,

And human rights are clearly at stake,

You have a very good reason to worry:

The situation is make or break.

 

When voters' decisions are swayed by untruths

Prejudice, or even the curse

Of hard-to-swallow religious dogma,

Such decisions are truly perverse.

 

When people look at their ballots and say

"THAT issue doesn't affect me at all,"

They do not care that other people

Might be up against a wall.

 

When people feel complacent and comfy

In their own lives and do not try

To see the bigger picture, they often

Ignore an issue and turn a blind eye.

 

However, when voters think about others

And say, "This ISN'T just about me,"

Then their choices truly affect

The greater good of humanity.

 

-by Bob B (10-12-24)