RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: LATIN AMERICA
Peruvian Democracy
Crime is the enemy of a civil society
When crime rises, trust declines
Bringing discontent and social anxiety
Democratic values fall behind
In Peru they send their leaders to jail
For failure to stop the criminal waves
That’s what happens when society fails
Corruption pulls them to an early grave
Now that Boluarte is out and Jeri is in
The demand for change will be growing
The countdown to elections will begin
They hope the crime rate will be slowing
Democracy can’t be a revolving wheel
That does not address the people’s needs
When government abuses power to steal
It is replaced with lightning speed
The enduring lesson of Peru’s democracy
Is that stability must take hold
To prevent the danger of autocracy
The people must be strong and bold
