RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
The Mandate
The people have spoken
In the language of the electoral college
A victory for the party of Musk
The party of Trump
The party of Vladimir Putin
A rejection of the party of tomorrow
That never finds its way to today
The party of hope that never finds reality
The party of old-timers
The party of promises
The party of Old Joe and Nancy
The party that talks a good game
But never quite delivers
A rejection of the party in power
That transcends all other factors
An affirmation of discontent
Throw all the bums out!
Through mass media propaganda
Gerrymandering and unlimited funding
The party of rage and discontent
Steamrolled the electorate
Toppling all branches of government
Including the people’s house
By the very thinnest of margins
There is no mandate here
Or if there is
It is a mandate of confusion
It is a mandate of negation
It is a mandate that waits
For the next chance
To say No again
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