RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Buying Democracy
Our democracy is endangered
By a court that has no pride
It has gone from strange to stranger
As the court finds its stride
One man gave a quarter billion
To take hold of the White House
Next time could bring a trillion
The threat is beyond doubt
But the court has no concern
They are tarred by the same cash
It’s the people who get burned
There’s no need to even ask
Corruption is institutionalized
With the blessings of the court
It is not right, just or wise
The invaders guarding the fort
Will we surrender our republic
Without raising a rebel cry?
Has the fog grown so thick
That we won’t even try?
A republic, old Ben Franklin said
But only if you can keep it
When our democracy is dead
Will we even seek it?
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