Politicians - A Sorry Lot

Those politicians
Are a sorry lot,
They fill their pockets,
But their country's
Interests they forgot,
Around election time
Their oratory
Grows quite hot,
Give lots of promises,
Fulfill them - not,
Their tired platitudes
Are usually fake,
From special interests
They're on the take.
So friend, if you're
Talented as a magician,
Make public money
Disappearance
Your life-long mission,
Become a crooked politician.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2006 Alfred Charasz