RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
A Slow Descent
Democracy does not die easy
It begins by forgiving acts of betrayal
It begins by selling influence
It begins by casting doubt
It begins by creating a great divide
The US against the THEM
It proceeds by a thousand cuts
Each one a compromise
A demeaning of the others
A rewriting of history
It begins by convincing people
That elections are unnecessary
That the ruling class knows best
That the richest of the rich
Are the smartest of the smart
The fairest of the fair
The wisest of the wise
We have begun that slow descent
Into rule by aristocracy
The end of our democracy
Unless we wake up
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