It’s Sunday and today’s poem by The Bard of Murdock relates to the honest words of retiring Congressman Gary Ackerman. The poem was originally published on Thursday, June 21, 2012. Please read the article link provided by the Bard before reading the poem.
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An Honest Politician
Article link: Retiring Politician Says ‘The People Have Gotten Dumber’
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The voters now are dumber
Than those who came before.
And every reelection
They prove it even more.
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What with their IQs falling
The herd came out to vote,
And kept me here in office:
Their congressman of note.
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With ever better margins
They sent me back again,
To regulate the country
With other lesser men.
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For all my time in Congress,
And every year I served,
Those mindless district voters
Received what they deserved.
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But now as I retire
I find that I am free,
To call the voters stupid
For reelecting me.
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- The Bard of Murdock
- My goal is to produce poetical cartoons. I try to use metaphors and caricatures (or a politician’s own words) to address complex political and social situations. In this way, I sum up current events in humorous verse.
Another good one! I saw the title and expected to find a blank page 😉
“For all my time in Congress,
And every year I served,
Those mindless district voters
Received what they deserved.”
Now, that makes you feel real good about democracy. Unfortunately, the man is right.
It is a sad commentary on both politicians and voters, isn’t it?