Hobgoblins' Lying Eyes Poem by James B. Earley

Hobgoblins' Lying Eyes



…Hobgoblins…politics…tool of choice
Its message speaks impending doom
Unassuming crowds caught in its spell
Seldom see the elephant in the room

Charlatans pounce….then run amok
Deceit assumes the atmosphere…
Bait and switch…its resonant charm
…Sequestered in Hobgoblins' fear

Succumbed….we are as literal sheep
…Or asses…rather…if truth be told…
Through neglect and by default
….Politicians…gifted….our very souls

….Election 2016…"Hobgoblins Central"
The choice…"Truths" versus Hillary's "lies"
Jobs…Health….and other issues…critical
…Beware Hobgoblins'....Lying Eyes


Author's Note:
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
~H.L. Mencken

Saturday, July 11, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: politics
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kumarmani Mahakul 11 July 2015

Very nicely envisioned. A true picture about electioon is presented aptly and nicely. Thanks for posting.

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