Washington still smells like a swamp.
We send living representatives
to dredge out the grime
but they die from the stench
and we keep re-electing their corpses.
If you want change— change your vote.
Even if he’s from your tribe,
if he’s been there long enough,
he’s lost whole fingers to the rot,
hands corrupt and greasy
from the money like methane
bubbling up from the boardrooms.
Vote out the zombie incumbents!
Be the term limits you seek.
For the Living Poetry Prompt: Outrage.
Just one week until the election is done and the shenanigans begin. If enough of us vote, they might not be able to steal it this time. I’ve done my duty. Have you?
On point!
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“If you want change— change your vote.” My favorite line.
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Thanks. It’s always bothered me that 90%+ of incumbents get re-elected yet it seems like no one is happy with our government.
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Time people actually studied their choices.
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It’s long past time for that.
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True!
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“…they die from the stench…” good line.
well done
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Thanks. It’s a little obvious but I think the metaphor still works.
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Great post! Perfectly timely on multiple timelines. And oh, if only we had non-corpse-like people willing to put their names on the ballot and air out the stench!
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Thanks! Unfortunately, to get to the federal level, I think most folks have to already be a little stinky. That’s the fault of the two party duopoly.
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Oh my… yes. “we keep re-electing their corpses.” 🧟♂️ yikes but true.
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Thanks! I’m rather proud of that line.
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OMGosh, great poem. I’ve voting bright and early Tuesday morning. These are my favorite lines:
he’s lost whole fingers to the rot,
hands corrupt and greasy
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Thanks and thank you for voting!
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Interesting way to relate politics to zombies!
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Thanks. I think it still holds up today.
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