What Most Of Us Receive From Life Poem by Francis Duggan

What most of us receive from life is only our due
And that we get the politicians we deserve only happens to be true
As they become our reflective mirror after election day
This applies to those who voted for the successful candidates anyway
Some people are slow to see through conceit and guile
And many politicians lose their luster after being in parliament for only a short while
Between the government and opposition in parliament there is blame and counter blame
Just parliamentary squabbling for want of a better name
That we get what we voted for one can only believe
And most politicians with their words are known to deceive
It is true that you can only take anyone on trust
But few make it to parliament by being honest and just
I only do say what is known to be true
That more often than not we receive from life what is only our due.