Poetic Political Plea

Politicians are the saddest lot

They leave the citizens to rot

Never mind our country's dark direction

Their only thought's the next election

Cuts to this and cuts to that

Exactly where's this leave us at?

We work all day. We toil and toil

Still can't afford our gas and oil

Nor bread, nor milk, nor housing cost

So many of us are feeling lost

And God forbid we need health care

Nothing today's more prized and rare

Education's gone downhill

Because we just can't pay the bill

Should someone out there need a job

He must contest a desperate mob

All around us, wars do rage

Tell me, is this wise or sage?

Our Congress needs to unify

The more they fight, the more we die

Libertarian or Democrat

 We really don't care where you're at

Republican or Independent

We don't believe your hearts are in it

Bipartisan's not a dirty word

We're tired of not being heard

The bed you make, we must lie in

Remember that, when session's in

Can't put it off 'til you're in power

Already it's our desperate hour

Don't wait until the next election

To change our country's sad direction