Divided by Red and Blue - A Social Commentary Poem by DpsMiqote

Decided to read one of my poems out loud and create a video. The poem will be down below as well. Enjoy.

Elections arrive

Seasons pass

Winters bring snow

Monsoons bring rain

Tropical storms build

War, eventually begins

As the politicians begin their playground brawls

They sling their slanderous material

Their negativity

Ready to throw mud

And blemish the record of their hated rival

They stand on their platform

A platform filled with so many promises

Look at me

For I am the right solution

Look at what I will bring

Do not look at my track record

Do not look at my blemishes

Do not look past my facades

My half measures

My soul that has been sold

To a foreign country

As well as corporations

That only care for money

And not human rights

So here I am to sell you a brand

A brand of red or blue

A brand that only wants your votes

Our promises are empty

Our hearts belong to the party

Do not worry

I will sell the country

The highest bidder will take it

And we will enjoy being a puppet nation

The fanatics vote down the party line

Those stuck in the middle are sold into a brand

A brand called red versus blue

The third party sits in his corner

Trying to have a semblance of power

But red

And blue

Would have you shove them aside

They are nothing

Only red and blue matter

Another election go’s by

Everyone casts their votes

Not realizing a simple fact

That there is no longer a nation

By the people

For the people

We are now a nation

That must choose between two lesser evils

As well as deal with a simple reality

That no matter who we vote for

Our country

Has already been bought and sold

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