When Most Politicians Talk Poem by Francis Duggan

When the most of the politicians talk of the battlers vote how cynical they be
For a battler is poor person or so 'twould seem to me
And why should a poor fellow who wears an op shop coat
Be bothered on election day to spare the time to vote.

When most politicians talk of the battlers plight they don't mean what they say
For they only meet the battler once before election day
And another three to four years will go by till him again they see
And battler is steps down from them at foot of social tree.

When most politicians talk of the battlers lot they play the vote catching game
But there's a few on the battlers side all politicians not the same
Though the politicians genuinely on the battlers side are few and far between
And far too many Parliamentarians known for saying what they don't mean.

The battler's status will not change whether he vote or not
And why should he care who win or lose when his will be the same lot
The apathy amongst the battling kind not too hard to explain
Why should they care who win or lose if for them there's no
gain.

The politician near election day may shake the battler's hand
And promise him a better life and vow that he will stand
Behind the promise he has made but battler too well know
That it won't matter much to him how the election go.