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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