Loyal:
Some mindless
Apparatchik of the
Party
Machine, who
Decries criticism as
Traitorous
While cruel
Injustices continue unabated.
Brave:
Decisions made
Without basis in
Fact
Ignoring the
Logic of simple
Truth
In the
Pursuit of votes.
Intelligent:
One caught
Espousing two utterly
Contradictory
Policy positions
While continuing to
Deny
Absolutely doing
Any such thing.
Politicians
Live a
Dog’s life though.
© 2019, northie
More politics… Your comments and constructive criticism are always welcome.
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You used the first lines of each stanza effectively, each word was important enough ring out like a gong. The last stanza felt other than the rest of the poem. To me, it felt like a moral, or a way to bring in the prompt.
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So good to have you back, Nate. And, yes… 🙄 I wasn’t happy with the final stanza either, but I’d run out of the time I was prepared to allot it. I’l return to it at some point.
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I loved the structure of this and the emphasis of the first lines. My only objection would be how much more I like dogs than politicians.
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I would imagine that goes for almost everyone. 😉
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