March to a Different Drummer

I cannot march to the drums
Of a corrupt administration,
Composed of politicos
Ruining our nation,
Leaders of questionable
Minds and characters - not pure,
Whose interests lie with
Graft and sinecure,
Not with their land
And people - to be sure,
Rather, I'd follow the drumbeat
Of those with great minds
And qualities - who care,
As Adlai Stevenson
And Eleanor Roosevelt were,
But as Frank Lloyd Wright
So aptly said:
People with such fine minds,
Character and expertise
Are much too good
For jobs like these.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2006 Alfred Charasz