Politico Poem by Barry Middleton

there is a storm on the horizon
corruption undermining polemics

Caesar's ghost is set loose
wandering the Senate chambers

revenge and proxy wars
stir global fires and terrorism

our most revered institutions
are occupied by tyrants and rogues

hungry lions wait to devour us
as the house divides itself for spite

no savior inhabits the grey cloud
the thunder is a cannon's echo

vows of service and protection
are hollow and lost in the wind

this arrogance of the powerful
cannot be allowed to endure