One can only speculate
What goes on behind closed doors
A stench, however, tells for sure
Where an old dog has been before
Somebody has to clean it up
Somebody who’s used to the stuff
Someone who’s waited long enough
Won’t see it as a chore
Weary, one must be to surmise
Being a consolation prize;
A last resort, inspires
Any trace of jealousy
No one’s wishing themselves to be
The latest flunky casualty
In fancy shoes, so steeped in muck and mire
The effort to sustain pretense
Flies in the face of common sense
And minimal intelligence
Necessary for hire
Some have invested everything
In mud, constantly wallowing
When the cameras roll, they sing
Allegiance to a liar
Congratulate?
No. Perhaps not.
Pity is the proper lot.
It’s been a mess before
A selfish dog on its last legs
In desperation, barks and begs
To burden one with promises
To stray, and dig no more
Feel sympathy?
Perfect emotion.
So many spent years in devotion
To those who used, and hurt
While the discerning sought clean spaces
Precious time squandered, and wasted
The gullible, still in their places
Think, “Finally! Our turn!”
Finally, the secret’s out
That many always knew about
And now, it’s been confirmed
The pretending has now commenced
From bones still buried near the fence
Maybe they saw the light
All of their effort didn’t work
Neither pay, nor thanks, nor perk
Nor scrambling day and night
To prove devotion; loyalty
Erased the stark reality
Of what they were destined to be
Dispensable?
That’s right.
What joy to finally be rewarded
The unsuspecting, fought and thwarted
An old dog’s what they always wanted
They have the prize they earned
But will they truly lift their heads?
Will resignation, doubt, and dread
Loom over happiness, instead
When will they ever learn?
Well wishes flow for sheer dysfunction
History provides the unction
To shake sense, warn, and cry
But when determination’s strong
To paper over years of wrong
Reasoning’s crucified
Perhaps some sentiments are real
But, for those who know the deal
There’s gossip; whispering
And fake smiles, and perhaps the hope
That impropriety will go
And the odor lingering
Still, righteous ones know they weren’t wrong
Something’s been stinking all along
Dogs always think they’re safe
To drag out what they’ve buried deep
Hoping they’ll now eat it in peace
But what of the thing now revealed—
What does it have to say?
Pitiful thing to be abused
To be mishandled, and misused
To see loss as a win
To think that servitude paid off
Or new tricks will delight old dogs
It will be what it always was
With an expected end
#politics
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