The slick game of power in the 21st century, how they seek to play a game of pretense, failing everyone in an attempt to rule, rather than represent!

They don't want to hear the lies;
the truth is what they seek,
until they hear a truth
they dislike.
When reality is harsh,
you can't have your candy store,
just run to a false prophet
spewing forth promises
of a million special interests
in constant contradiction,
and none of which bear fruit.

False promise,
the key to power and prestige.
you can't get it
for real, so you lie
and steal it from the
unwitting populace of peons.

No choice is given
when all play by the
same crooked rules.
Break away, rewrite the
book on victory, and
tell it like it is.

That's what we all want,
the blunt observer, unwilling
to compromise or postulate platitudes
for people who want a handout.

People seek leaders, but
it's not what they need.
A representative, not a ruler,
that is what one must be.
Throw away the domineering games,
and forget what you think you know.
The politics of politics is
a deadly road, a source
of endless fraud.

I'm no politician,
I guess that's why
I'm not allowed to play.