i look for the good
i really do
but we keep getting slammed
by the acts of a few
greed is the creed we must eschew
fight and fight and fight, anger and despair
really has no place except as a disgrace
too many spoiled children masquerading as adults
get too much attention, get undeserved cults
democracy is just another word for infinite autocracy
laws are not meant to be carved in stone
but only to guide how we should atone
laws meant to define behavioral norms
do nothing but fan the flames of the storm
The People are not sheep always to be shorn
choosing liars, thieves and dingbats to be leaders
is the antithesis of the way it should play
relying on the illogic of such bottom feeders
leaves us where we are today
a world always at war and chock full of haters
for life on earth to have any chance
The People must change the tune of the dance
instead of following a path to self-inflicted oblivion
The People must insist on having an opinion
The People must take back the power to advanc
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