{"id":2636,"date":"2017-01-12T13:09:41","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T18:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=2636"},"modified":"2017-01-12T13:09:41","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T18:09:41","slug":"political-poem-you-dont-say-and-ever-prey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/12\/political-poem-you-dont-say-and-ever-prey\/","title":{"rendered":"POLITICAL POEM: You Don\u2019t Say, And Ever Prey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>To every American<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>YES<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The president no&#8217;s stuff<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>That wee don&#8217;t<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Real lies<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Pinocchio without puppeteers<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cyrano&#8217;s muzzle sow credible<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Undisclosed pickings of boogie men<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Obscuring a lode of crop<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Not too be shared<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Impolite company<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Helled as rue&#8217;d or over-sullen<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Too reefer or a lude <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>As in appropriate cons piracy<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Of the public goods<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>In farced buy their whored of privates<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Free speeches and hush money<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>At our ever be quest<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Only in the service of<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Gag hors d&#8217;oeuvres<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Wading for good ciao<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>As if<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The qualm before the stormin&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reading between the lies<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>You don&#8217;t say<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And ever prey<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>An American<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Yes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This poem is about the president and commander-in-chief enshrined in a web of secrecy and power, and the commensurate lies and inevitable compromising of the public trust. \u00a0The timing of the publication of this poem may allude specifically to Donald Trump, but I wrote this poem long ago about EVERY president. \u00a0Of coarse, the particulars on Donald Trump exemplify the harsh eternal truths that this poem dares udder. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/toppun.com\/Political\/Buttons\/Governments-Lie-POLITICAL-BUTTON.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/toppun.com\/Political\/Governments-Lie.gif\" alt=\"Governments Lie POLITICAL BUTTON\" width=\"173\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a>Governments and politicians, the human agents of government, lie (to others and themselves) for the benefit of powerful interests other than the public good. \u00a0Some presidents squeak out more or less public good than others, but power is as power does &#8212; ask anyone living daily on the short end of power. \u00a0Speaking truth to power is not the natural habit of the powerful. \u00a0Speaking about, talking about, truth is a prerequisite for politicians in civilized societies. \u00a0Unfortunately, politicians&#8217; rhetoric is, more often than not, directed at tutoring and propagandizing the masses rather than challenging the powerful few. \u00a0Cow-towing to powerful elites eviscerates the very power that truth offers: power for all.<\/p>\n<p>Elites disparage the vulgar\u00a0&#8220;mob&#8221; as a danger to democracy rather than a danger of democracy. \u00a0The masses are disposed to mistake the occasional rituals of voting as democracy. \u00a0Whereas, real democracy is derived directly from the lives and actions of the people. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/toppun.com\/Political\/Buttons\/I-Don-t-Agree-With-President-Vader-s-Policies-But-I-Still-Think-We-Should-Support-Our-Storm-Troopers-POLITICAL-BUTTON.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/toppun.com\/Political\/I-Don-t-Agree-With-President-Vader-s-Policies-But-I-Still-Think-We-Should-Support-Our-Storm-Troopers.gif\" alt=\"I Don't Agree With President Vader's Policies, But I Still Think We Should Support Our Storm Troopers POLITICAL BUTTON\" width=\"173\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a>This is the truth revealed by the statement that the people get the government\u00a0that they deserve. \u00a0What else could be expected? \u00a0If we can or will not govern ourselves, then what will fill that vacuum of governance? \u00a0In this disrespect, Donald Trump offers himself as a striking poser, claiming that when he is running the government he will regulate himself in a better way than when he was not. \u00a0The sorry truth is that Donald trump cannot lead himself, let alone others &#8212; which he will not! \u00a0Of course, in the same disrespect that a traffic crash or celebrity captures our undisciplined attention, Donald Trump will have inordinate influence on our lives. \u00a0We must pry our eyes from the vagaries of disaster capitalism and disaster democracy and keep our eyes on the prize.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acousticmusicarchive.com\/eyes-on-the-prize-chords-lyrics\">&#8220;Keep Your Eyes on the Prize&#8221;<\/a> is a folk song made most popular during the civil rights struggles of the 50&#8217;s and 60&#8217;s. \u00a0The journey and the prize are inscrutably bound, exercising our freedom of body and soul for ever more freedom of body and soul. \u00a0Here are the lyrics:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Paul and Silas bound in jail<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Had no money for to go their bail<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Keep your eyes on the prize<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hold on, hold on<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Paul and Silas thought they was lost\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Dungeon shook and the chains fell off\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Keep your eyes on the prize\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hold on, hold on<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hold on, hold on<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Keep your eyes on the prize\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hold on, hold on<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The only thing that we did was wrong\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Was staying&#8217; in the wilderness too long\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Keep your eyes on the prize\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hold on, hold on<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The only thing we did was right\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Was the day we begun to fight\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Keep your eyes on the prize\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hold on, hold on<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hold on, hold on<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Keep your eyes on the prize\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Hold on, hold on<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Freedom&#8217;s name is mighty sweet\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>One day soon we&#8217;re gonna meet\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Keep your eyes on the prize\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hold on, hold on<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Got my hand on the gospel plow\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Won&#8217;t take nothing for my journey now\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Keep your eyes on the prize\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hold on, hold on<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hold on, hold on\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Keep your eyes on the prize\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hold on, hold on<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>And some possible alternative verses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/toppun.com\/Political\/Buttons\/We-Are-The-People-We-Have-Been-Waiting-For.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/toppun.com\/Political\/We-Are-The-People-We-Have-Been-Waiting-For.gif\" alt=\"We Are The People We Have Been Waiting For - POLITICAL BUTTON\" width=\"181\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a>Only chain that a man can stand\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Is that chain o&#8217;hand on hand<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Keep your eyes on the prize\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hold on, hold on<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0We&#8217;re gonna board that big Greyhound, <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Carryin\u2019 love from town to town.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Keep your eyes on the prize\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hold on, hold on\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We&#8217;re gonna ride for civil rights, <\/em><br \/>\n<em>We\u2019re gonna ride both black and white.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Keep your eyes on the prize\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hold on, hold on\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We&#8217;ve met jail and violence too, <\/em><br \/>\n<em>But God&#8217;s love has seen us through.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Keep your eyes on the prize\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hold on, hold on<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/toppun.com\/Political\/Buttons\/The-first-step-in-the-evolution-of-ethics-is-a-sense-of-solidarity-with-other-human-beings-Albert-Schweitzer-quote-POLITICAL-BUTTON.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/toppun.com\/Political\/The-first-step-in-the-evolution-of-ethics-is-a-sense-of-solidarity-with-other-human-beings-Albert-Schweitzer-quote.gif\" alt=\"The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings -- Albert Schweitzer quote POLITICAL BUTTON\" width=\"172\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/toppun.com\/Political\/Buttons\/Truth-is-on-the-side-of-the-oppressed-Malcolm-X-quote-POLITICAL-BUTTON.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/toppun.com\/Political\/Truth-is-on-the-side-of-the-oppressed-Malcolm-X-quote.gif\" alt=\"Truth is on the side of the oppressed. Malcolm X quote POLITICAL BUTTON\" width=\"172\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a>If we are looking for presidents or other so-called great men to save us, then we will continue to be bamboozled by distant rulers over those within arms reach. \u00a0We are the people we have been waiting for. \u00a0And for just us, we must discover where the truth lies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To every American YES The president no&#8217;s stuff That wee don&#8217;t Real lies Pinocchio without puppeteers Cyrano&#8217;s muzzle sow credible Undisclosed pickings of boogie men Obscuring a lode of crop Not too be shared Impolite company Helled as rue&#8217;d or &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/12\/political-poem-you-dont-say-and-ever-prey\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[87,573,12,272,671,115,65,148,408,273,66,658,94,17,110,530,270,151,245,531,464,421,163,647],"class_list":["post-2636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings","tag-capitalism","tag-celebrity","tag-civil-rights","tag-democracy","tag-donald-trump","tag-freedom","tag-god","tag-government","tag-journey","tag-love","tag-money","tag-poems","tag-poetry","tag-political","tag-power","tag-president","tag-propaganda","tag-public-goods","tag-rhetoric","tag-soul","tag-trust","tag-truth","tag-violence","tag-voting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>POLITICAL POEM: You Don\u2019t Say, And Ever Prey | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun&#039;s Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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