On Political Virtues and Vices

Old Soldier

For an 87-year-old protester, June 2025

One old soldier still found a cause
A reason to fight as in past wars
So when a fascist spawned a military parade
He rebelled to prove he is still not afraid
Boldly he came forth putting courage to the test
In the face of that folly he could not rest
Anger had stirred him with powerful velocity
As the narcissist leader revealed his pomposity
There stood the arrogant boss of the land
Swathed in fake glory wrought by his own hand
Yes on a platform stood the brash ghoul
Saluting the troops as a hubristic fool
It happened to be his own natal day
So the chance for more kudos came into play
But our veteran was in no mood to rejoice
So he mocked the march with his stoical voice
Arrest was the outcome of his subtle portrayal
As that former brave soldier resisted betrayal
Heed this now citizens in the face of inanity
Passive acceptance will betray humanity
If you treat fascist folly with obeisant drooling
Each half-wit will continue his risible fooling
Follow then peacefully this veteran’s bravery
Join the cause to denounce the stark knavery
Free the world from such unjust promotion
Let integrity feel your overt devotion
Banish self-promoting lunacy to the moon
Sing the old soldier’s vibrant tune
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
All imposters are unnoticed when banished afar

On The Rule Of Law

Impeach the monster said the leading light
Though he is so strong and loves to fight
He rules the land breaking many a law
And that’s what justice seeks to punish him for
Supremacy’s the reason for his presidential act
To stay in power he distorts every fact
So the people rebel and march in the street
While this leader’s disciples kiss his feet
This boss has a temper and a tongue that is blazing
The fact he’s in power is truly amazing
He ignores every phase of the Constitution
While the tainted Supreme Court is his institution
If you contradict him he grumbles and glowers
While he avidly ignores the separation of the powers
His brain is something many scholars impute
The principal reason is it’s so minute
This man is a bully and flaunts his authority
Though strangely elected by a vacuous minority
He has plenty of weight to throw madly around
Should you dare to object you’re to penury bound
He sings his own praises to promote his survival
He’s in love with himself and has clearly no rival
He poses as a pacifist but takes part in war
Calls dead soldiers losers and suckers what’s more
Vast power for the chieftain is his rule of law
And that’s what his regime was created for
There’s money in it too for him and his friends
As he reaps a foul harvest that never ends
So gather round black hats and do a great deal
Cash in on the justice that is never real
Have the moron put more on the future you crave
And become the nincompoop’s pay dirt slave

The Power Of Small Voices

For Al Green

Look at him, that hero with élan
Bravely defying a demonic man
Impeachment is his courageous cry
Justice is that which must not die
That boss he is an obvious sinner
By abusing the law he’s a ghastly winner
Just look now at his many vile acts
You cannot deny indisputable facts
Have you noticed the ill-famed flimflam
A university that is a sham?
Business records shrewdly hidden
Another crime that must be forbidden
Daniel’s storm was indeed not funny
So the the errant paid up hush money
Thirty-four’s a number demons applaud
So many times to be guilty of fraud
And yes there’s the monster’s famous ill will
On January 6 on Capital Hill
There were missing documents found at his home
Perhaps the work of a counterfeit gnome
That man is over assertive and pushy
Loves a kitten that he calls pussy
He’s a liar, liar with pants on fire
Teller of tales that his henchmen desire
Play-acts to set tariffs but it’s just a story
That makes TV news and brings him fake glory
To end all war he spreads the word
Another fake claim that’s quite absurd
So there dear thinker now is the time
To praise a champion who hates crime
It’s our hero Al and he’s not too late
To lock his enemy inside Hell’s gate

On A Disastrous Casting Vote

Were you there when that vital vote was tied?
Did you weep when the casting vote applied?
Do you comprehend the damage that was done?
Deplore the folly wrought by that iniquitous one?
Yes a diabolical partner was essential
To support a bleak offence that’s presidential
Bring suffering then to all the ailing masses
That’s how a supporting puppet now harasses
New costs for medicine now are a sickening aim
This is the deceivers’ ugly wicked game
Food support is banished from the needy
The funds instead are grafted to the greedy
Student loan costs savagely now will rise
A fact not hidden though they eulogise
There’s a slush fund too for the evil ICE
Whose actions reveal an epitome of vice
The O. of M. and B. *gives all its wealth
To a cunning schemer who uses it himself
An ugly ruse turns business law askew
To win the consequent votes of a chosen few
The grimy rich all gain by these new laws
With tax cuts all fair mindedness deplores
Clean energy is a lost dream of the past
That leaves all wise ecologists aghast
Electricity costs will rise beyond the moon
Which proves this leader is a feeble loon
The environment will suffer infinite decay
That fills all nature lovers with dismay
Shame! Shame! Shame! A casting vote brings blame!
For a deadly deed that sullies a sadist’s name

*The Office of Management and Budget

On Immigration And Customs Enforcement

Take this advice; it’s a vice not nice
There are few more shameful than the agents of ICE
They’re deployed to reap the dividends of sin
Where racist mythologies atrociously begin
They shatter families without just cause
Punishing outcasts who oft fled wars
Habeas corpus the treasure that is gold
Is ignored by these boors with guilt untold
They are agents of folly as their scheme denotes
Invented by a tyrant to win him votes
Racism’s the fruit that these fraudsters crop
Propping up violence that never seems to stop
Sending the innocent to a foreign prison
It’s as if Weltschmerz** once again had risen
Alligator Alcatraz is an ugly gaol
Where demons of injustice let justice fail
American citizenship is no apt defence
Untrue blame or guilt is the stark pretence
Lives are ruined on orders from that man
Families distraught by this deadly plan
Native born are punished without hope of redress
Swept aside like refuse cloaked in ugliness
Many thousands suffer this gloom of animosity
As a leader postulates with fake inane velocity
Just listen to the catch cries echoing around
Citing made up crimes in a land where lies abound
So angels of truth arise; let your voices leaven
Name and thrust these demons out of sight of Heaven
Forever…

**Weltschmerz is a sense of weariness, sadness, or melancholy at the evils or perils of the world.

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