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"Politics 101" by Joe DiMino
Learn to lie
With a straight-face;
A must when seeking
Trusting space
To manipulate by concealing
Blind-ambition
Never appealing;
Guard the telltale heart
Knowing the soul adulterated
Is transparent to the spirit pure
Adopting truth is your rarity
And not a Cardinal-rule;
Present personality
Of a humble, Civic-serving man
Friends and family
Keep also lovingly in the dark,
Revealing to them
The same false, Self-serving
Political-spark;
Oh!imply you are inspired by God
For those inclined
To submit only to rule
By something noble and grand;
By force
Far above the frailties of lowly man;
For the agnostic
Claim life an unconscious source
Positives and negatives
Of electrical current;
Not right or wrong
But simply for man
To discover and manipulate
For control
Or to annihilate
Parties of opposition;
As to the atheist
Smile and offer him a compassionate part
Wanting his naive vote also
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