Clarity & Clout Poem by John Sensele

Clarity and clout cry wry tears
At the doorway of a delay in dispensing justice
In ivory towers where flower power steers
An agenda where a panda loathes a solstice.

Clarity and clout worry and feel sorry
For victims and victors in a blame game in which
Outcomes, incomes, epitomes and climbs bury
Hatchet only to ratchet a severance switch.

Clarity and clout express pity and press for piety
Among believers who deliver fruits of the Holy Spirit
To the letter from in mundane and mortal matters despite fetters where diversity
Shifts lifts of goalposts and toasts for a hermit and his remit.

Clarity and clout in a nation demands sands of honesty
Integrity and satiety for society to dole out
Justice in every part and every respect of public office diversity
To ensure pure implementation and function with clarity and clout.