RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: DEMOCRACY
Democracy Fatigue
We’ve grown tired of democracy
We want someone to tell us
What to think and
What to do
We want someone to tell us
What is false
And what is true
Democracy is troublesome
You have to stay informed
You have to reason
You have to vote
You have to take a stand
You have to try and talk it out
When you don’t understand
Why not let it go?
Why not put it all to rest?
They are smarter
They are better
Why not let them do it all?
We’d hardly notice anyway
Why not let democracy fall?
And so we let it go
We just let it slip away
No more worry
No more bother
Like a friend we used to know
We never really cared
It was all just for show
But then they take your freedom
All the rights you took for granted
You shake your head
You walk away
What else can you do?
You have no right to speak
They decide it’s not for you
You don’t know until you lose it
The land of liberty
You object
You didn’t know
How important it could be
But now it’s far too late
That ship went out to sea
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