RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Contamination of the Press
Look hard and long, it’s plain to see
The press ain’t what it used to be
A shadow of its former self
A dusty volume on the shelf
We’ve seen the power of the press
When Richard Nixon did his best
To undermine our free and fair
In the days when papers cared
In a story that toppled towers
They did not hide, they did not cower
They exposed his dirt and crooked deeds
And let it run where it would lead
Today they let it all go down
The truth is nowhere to be found
Who cares about democracy?
We’ll profit from autocracy
So let it all unfold
The truth will not be told
Not today and not tomorrow
When all is gloom and sorrow
(Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post
declines to endorse for president.)
