No System Works
No system works.
Democracy too democratic,
Monarchy too emblematic.
Anarchy all too chaotic;
I hear Lebanon elects this year:
Rivals bribed to leave the stage;
Tribe and clan vote for their sage;
Airplane tickets, paid hotels provided for
The out-of-landers
Voting for some candidate, (A,B or C –
They’ve knocked out D).
Promises of school equipment.
Egypt kicks in with billions
Just to work against Iran.
Syria and Lebanon:
Former enemies turned friend –
Political ideas a haze.
How I hate to sound sermonic, but
Self-interest, being what
It is,
Allows
No system.
© No System Works 5.24.2009
Our Times, Our Culture;
Arlene Corwin
Tags: 2009, purity vs self interest
