Saturday, October 17, 2020

The King

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR:  AMERICAN DEMOCRACY


The King

 

When asked what kind of nation

The founders had secured

A wise man said: A republic

If a republic you can keep

Then the people went to sleep

And waited for a civil war

To expand the voting franchise

To men of dark complexion

And men of lower means

Then we slept again for a century

Before we let the women in

Another century of sleep goes by

While we allow minority rule

Let the senate play us for fools

Let the wealthy buy the party

Blocked the sound that freedom rings

And sanctified a king

 

The angels have no wings

Our divas do not sing

Democracy has lost its zing

Jay-Z without his bling

America has crowned a king

 

Pardon me dear friends

Is this but a dream:

The election has been cancelled

By our self-anointed king

 

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