RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: ON TYRANNY
Embrace Professionalism
Democracy survived
On the backs of civil servants in
Pennsylvania Georgia Arizona Michigan
Individuals refused to bow
To an unscrupulous president
Precinct captains and secretaries of state
Planted the staff and held their ground
In cities counties and modest towns
They upheld the law
In defiance of their party
They upheld their code
In deference to their honor
They carried a heavy load
When all else failed
And the rule of law slipped away
Professionalism held strong
And democracy won the day
Lawyers are bound to the law
Judges are bound to legal dictates
Doctors are bound to an ethical code
Administrators uphold standards
And teachers are bound to rules
Without which order disintegrates
And we fall prey to a fool’s dictates
When all else fails the test
Professionalism is the last line of defense
Against the insurrectionist mob
They honorably do their jobs
* See On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
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