They Call This A Democracy Poem by Francis Duggan

'Tis written in the Constitution and what this ambiguous statement mean
Is that the silent minority should not be heard or seen
The votes they have been counted the majority rules for all
The winners form the Government though their margin of victory small.

The losers are the minority that's what Democracy is all about
The loser like the k o'd boxer who has been counted out
The winner speaks for the loser's supporters they call this Democracy
But that someone you wish not to speak for you still speaks for you seems baffling to me.

The votes they have been counted and they tell you every vote count
But since you voted for the loser your vote to nothing does amount
The winner represents you yet what he stands for you oppose
And they call this Democracy but that's life I suppose.

Since you voted for the loser on the Election Day
In Legislation passed by the Government you do not have a say
And they call this a Democracy and tell you that your vote count
But since you voted for the loser your vote to nothing does amount.