Suff(e)rage
With votes,
like fortune’s lots, having been cast,
What does
the following count amount to?
Omniscient
autocrats can accrue
More votes
than voters, just by playing fast
And loose
with democracy, for nation,
Or God, or both.
With destiny fated,
Opposition
can’t be tolerated;
An image is
a fragile creation.
Yet, where
there’s left, right and centre et al,
Parties
compete with vainglorious boasts
To purloin
lucrative government posts,
But won’t
impinge on the rule of capital.
Whether
blatant or subtle, all depends
Upon market
forces and dividends.
D. A.
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