Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Socialist Sonnet No.178

Trump Cards

 

When did billionaires become so blatant?

Such shufflers and dealers of influence

In full public view, not even pretence

Of discretion, extolling noxious cant

As reasoned argument. Not just tearing

The veil of democracy, but ripping

It down and casting it aside, stripping

Politicians naked while appearing

To promote their infallibility,

Denying any counter arguments

To stakes calculated in dollars and cents:

Values traded as exchange currency.

When it comes to egos and the nation,

The danger is runaway inflation.

 

D.A.

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