Ode To Politicians (JCH -- 10/92)
“It’s incredible!
I never thought it would be like this.
I had always heard the whispers,
But to think that something so...”
Did you notice the change in direction?
Do you feel the undertow?
Can you feel tension spreading through sickened streets
                         like a new voice or vision?

There is no logic to these proceedings,
Only double-speak and doomsday politics.
What we need now is not a revolution
                         but rather a revelation,
A messiah or second coming to wipe away all fear.

Did you understand what was not said?
Are you aware of eyes darting away from light?
Do you feel like a child who has been
                         hissed at by his mother?
Can you read the signals?
Do you know we are at a crossroads?

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