The Poetry of Politics
It Sounds Smooth but Isn’t
Enwrapped in velveteen swaths
Jagged edges are concealed from sight
Setting an inviting trap by
Making something wrong
Appear as something right.
Bright lights obscuring
Rather than illuminating
Drench the proscenium
And those posturing bravely
But inwardly cowering
Behind it.
The debates begin
Without acknowledgment
That deception
Is a sin.
Trading scripts and makeup art
Candidates are wound up
To recite, on cue,
The equivalent of a
Verbal fart;
Voters powered by
Frustration and faith
Drape their cheap theatrics
In a hallowed wraith.
The velvet has grown ragged and stiff
As the talkers have become
What therapists call "as if."
Published by David A. Reinstein, LCSW - Featured Contributor in Technology
Clinical Social Worker, psychotherapist, born in Boston and a relatively unscathed survivor of the 60 s. Fan of technology, guitars, creating music and poetry. Mental wellness coach, staff trainer and parent... View profile
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Post a CommentGood work!
Excellent writing - much more entertaining than this year's politics.
(prō-sē'nē-əm, prə-) pronunciation
n., pl., -ni·ums, or -ni·a (-nē-ə).
The area of a modern theater that is located between the curtain and the orchestra.
The stage of an ancient theater, located between the background and the orchestra.
A proscenium arch.
For anybody that doesn't know what that word means
That was HILARIOUS! And sadly true I'm afraid! I love how you switch so seamlessly between using words that nobody has ever heard before i.e. proscenium, to resonating with the common person by using phrases like "Verbal Fart" This Poem Rocks!
The Poetry of Politics that has a ring to it, fun read. Enjoy this more than the debates lol
good job, David!
Politicians and poetry...oil and water.
This is great, I absolutely loved it!
Politics isn't poetic, but you are!
I agree with Michelle