In this cynical
political environment
the numb electorate
no longer gives a flying fuck
about candidate morality
Ethics and politics
when the two are mixed
beget the ultimate oxymoron
Crooked is an accepted prerequisite
Embedded lies infect broken promises
The only ideology
is whatever brings victory
with pre packaged homilies
designed to herd lazy ass consumers
to look up from their hand held devices
and march to the voting booth
Long ago focus group wizards decreed
fear is the optimum way to succeed
When your product is not moving
demonize the other guy
The more grandiose the lie
the best chance to grab
the market's fleeting attention
Media outlets you can buy
to do your bidding
with costly
but efficient negative ads
So as we begin
the serious phase
of the political cycle
Prepare for the shit to fly
like a monsoon from the sky
In this corner
the demagogue incompetent
dispensing fear and hate
from his crass reality show plate
Up against
the bought and paid for
ultimate insider
Her lips chapped
from excessive suckling
at the currency teat
of special interests
At the end of this crooked road
those still with the stomach to vote
will have a poisonous choice to make
The viper or the snake
and then take a long shower afterward
to wash away the shame
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