RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: DEMOCRACY BETRAYED
Peru
Emboldened
The fascists take aim and strike
They are the moneyed class
Who can stop them?
Who can tell them what to do?
They own the police
They own the courts
They control the banks
They own the media
The people have nothing
But the streets
Up north they have their fascists too
Their leaders refuse to leave office
Their elections have no meaning
They cheat and pack the courts
They lie and scheme
They make up the rules
They take want they want
They have no laws
They have no justice
They have no balance of power
They mock their own principles
Why should Peru honor the system?
Why should Bolivia?
Why should anyone?
The people have nothing
But the streets
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