RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: WORLD DEMOCRACY
The Democratic Façade
In Tanzania they elected a president
Samia Suluhu Hassan
If a true republic is what they meant
Their chances are nearly gone
She tallied 98 percent of the vote
She believes that is a mandate
In fact that is a tally of note
That declared a miserable fate
For democracy requires an open field
In a free and fair election
A republic allows no such appeal
The fraud is beyond correction
Tanzania is now a phony façade
Another entry in the despots ring
When you’ve no choice but to applaud
The applause means less than nothing
We wonder why they even bother
To present themselves as free and fair
Like pretending a deity is your father
Why would you even dare?
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