THURSDAY THOUGHTS: POETRY PROMPT

THE CABINET 

Will there be a conscience among them?

What attributes will they all bring?

When challenged to lift integrity’s song

Will they know what lyrics to sing?

Will they all have hearts that are darkened

Can truth be found within their ranks?

Will honesty ever be welcomed?

For what madness will they all give thanks?

Are they all so caught up in victory

That they don’t see themselves as they ought?

Do they not see their likeness in History

Or remember, their kind comes to naught

Or that Vengeance has a righteous owner 

And Justice, though slow, always wins

And each time evil boasted a foothold

Goodness triumphed again, and again?

Are they all somewhere mocking the gracious?

Do they not see the wrath they have spawned 

That eclipses their joy, and is poised to

Redeem every right that was pawned

To install them in seats of power

And debase every sacred space

Is there no one among them who’s worried 

That soon they will all run out of grace?

There will always be one who will tire

Of the burden that wrongdoing brings

Who’ll not wish to be known as a liar

Or complicit in everything 

One who’s trusted, will be the redeemer

And though tarnished, will fashion the plan

To restore some semblance of order

And expose every treasonous man

But for now, there’s pride and delusion

Giddy, anxious need to control

A love of division; confusion

Disappointment has taken its toll

Fear joins anticipation

Of who the new minions will be

That carry out mass humiliation 

To maintain their supremacy